Mogadishu

Death Toll From Flooding in Somalia Climbs to Nearly 100

MOGADISHU—The number of people killed by floods from heavy rains in Somalia has climbed to 96, state news agency SONNA said on Saturday. "Somalia's flood death toll climbs to 96," ...

November 25, 2023BY Reuters
Car Bomb Hits Outside Mogadishu Airport in Somalia; 8 Killed

MOGADISHU, Somalia—A car bomb exploded Wednesday outside the international airport in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, killing at least eight ...

January 12, 2022BY The Associated Press
Death Toll from Blasts in Somalia’s Capital Mogadishu Tops 200

MOGADISHU—More than 200 people were killed by twin bomb blasts that struck busy junctions in the heart of ...

October 15, 2017BY Reuters
Militants Attack African Union Base in Somalia, 9 Dead

NAIROBI, Kenya—Gunmen attacked the African Union's main base in the Somali capital of Mogadishu on Thursday leading to ...

December 25, 2014BY Abdi Guled
Somalia Seeks Lifting of Arms Embargo

Somalia’s transitional government on Monday asked the United Nations to remove a two-decade-old arms embargo.

February 13, 2012BY Alex Johnston
Al-Shabab Stops Red Cross Work in Somalia

Al-Shabaab militants in southern Somalia said on Thursday that they banned the International Committee of the Red Cross.

February 2, 2012BY Alex Johnston
Rescued Aid Workers Arrive on US Base

The Danish and American aid workers who were rescued by Navy SEALs from their captors in Somalia, safely ...

January 26, 2012BY Alex Johnston
Hijacked South Korean Fishing Boat Heading for Pirate Base

A fishing boat captured by Somali pirates is heading towards a pirate base north of Mogadishu, Somalia.

October 18, 2010BY Joshua Philipp