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6 June — Somalia is elected to become a two-year non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for the first time since 1970. [29] 8 June: Al-Shabaab claims to have captured El-Dher after a dawn attack on a Somali National Army base, resulting in 59 casualties, including two high-ranking officers. [30]
7 November – Eleven Somali Army soldiers were killed in an Al-Shabaab attack near Wayaanta near Kismayo in southern Somalia. [50] 13 November – Three Somali National Army (SNA) soldiers have been killed and three others wounded in an Al-Shabab improvised explosive device (IED) attack on a military vehicle in Mogadishu's Daynile district. [51]
On June 8, 2024, Al-Shabaab militants attacked four military bases and overran the town of El Dher for several hours, killing many soldiers of the Somali National Force. The militants were eventually defeated by a U.S.-assisted airstrike. This was the deadliest terrorist attack since the Aws Wayne debacle. [7] [8] [9] [10]
On 2 August 2024, Al-Shabaab attacked Lido Beach in Somalia's capital Mogadishu. The attack started with a suicide bombing , followed by a mass shooting inside a hotel. [ 5 ] Explosions and gunfire shook a hotel near the beach, with restaurants and other hotels in the area also being targeted.
The Bakaara Market is a popular market in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. The market has been targeted in an attack at least once before by the militant group Al-Shabaab during the civil war on October 15, 2009, in which 20 people were killed and 58 others were injured after a shelling attack.
Mistakes happen on live TV, and Cher’s Today show flub was nothing short of hilarious. Cher, 78, accidentally dropped an F-bomb on air while chatting with Hoda Kotb about her new book, Cher: The ...
Ras Kamboni battle was the first battle of Jubaland crisis after Somali forces launched a failed attack on Jubaland regional forces in the Marnani area near Ras Kamboni on 11 December 2024. [4] prior federal government deployed Somali troops from Mogadishu, Banadir region to Lower Juba region in an attempt to throw out President Ahmed Madobe.
Johnny Somali, an American YouTuber known for his inflammatory stunts, became the center of a South Korean investigation that could keep him trapped in the country for a while. The streamer, whose ...