28 February 2019, at least 30 people were killed and 60 others injured in three
car bombing attacks followed by a
siege in
Mogadishu. The cars exploded near the Makka Al-Mukarama hotel. The attack happened in Makka Al-Mukarama road which was very busy at the time.
Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the attack.[5]
24 July 2019, a
female suicide bomber entered and blew herself up inside Mogadishu Mayor
Abdirahmean Omar Osman's office, during a security meeting, killing six government officials and injuring nine of Osman's staff.
James Swan was the target of the attack, but Swan had met the mayor earlier, leaving before the blast occurred. Osman was critically wounded in the attack, and succumbed to his injuries a week later, on 1 August 2019, after having been transported to and hospitalised in
Doha,
Qatar.[8] The attack was claimed by
Al Shabaab. Seven people were killed, including Osman.[9]
December
6 December 2019, at least 11 people, including seven police officers, were shot dead on or outside a bus in
Kenya by
Al-Shabaab militants.[10]
28 February 2019, at least 30 people were killed and 60 others injured in three
car bombing attacks followed by a
siege in
Mogadishu. The cars exploded near the Makka Al-Mukarama hotel. The attack happened in Makka Al-Mukarama road which was very busy at the time.
Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the attack.[5]
24 July 2019, a
female suicide bomber entered and blew herself up inside Mogadishu Mayor
Abdirahmean Omar Osman's office, during a security meeting, killing six government officials and injuring nine of Osman's staff.
James Swan was the target of the attack, but Swan had met the mayor earlier, leaving before the blast occurred. Osman was critically wounded in the attack, and succumbed to his injuries a week later, on 1 August 2019, after having been transported to and hospitalised in
Doha,
Qatar.[8] The attack was claimed by
Al Shabaab. Seven people were killed, including Osman.[9]
December
6 December 2019, at least 11 people, including seven police officers, were shot dead on or outside a bus in
Kenya by
Al-Shabaab militants.[10]