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On 13 June 1993, an element of the Pakistani contingent of UNOSOM II opened fire with a machine gun onto a crowd of protestors in Mogadishu, Somalia, shooting approximately 70 Somalis. At least 20 people were killed in the attack, including women and children, and more than 50 others were wounded. [3][4][5][6] The shooting took place in the ...
16 - 35 killed, 350 injured (Per. SNA) The June 5th 1993 attack on the Pakistani military was a major confrontation that occurred concurrently in different parts of the Somali capital of Mogadishu, between Somali citizens & militias against the Pakistani peacekeeping contingent of UNOSOM II. The incident was provoked by an inspection or shut ...
15:47 – Large crowds of Somalis begin converging on the target area. 15:58 – One of the vehicles, a five-ton truck, is hit and disabled by a rocket propelled grenade. 16:00 – Groups of armed Somalis from the city of Mogadishu begin converging on the target area. 16:02 – Raid targets captured: Assault force reports both clan leaders and ...
Most such previous attacks have been blamed on Pakistani Taliban, who are known as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan or TTP. They are a separate group but also an ally of the Afghan Taliban. TTP has stepped up its attacks on security forces across the country since the Afghan Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in 2021. 07/16/2024 08:50 -0400
Injured. 350+. Perpetrators. Al-Shabaab [2] On 29 October 2022, 121 people were killed and over 300 were injured by a double car bombing in Somalia 's capital, Mogadishu. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud accused Sunni jihadist group al-Shabaab of carrying out the attacks, which they admitted. [2][3][4][5] The bombing marks the deadliest attack ...
2024 Lido Beach attack. 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.
Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama and Somalia got seats on the U.N. Security Council in a secret ballot in the General Assembly on Thursday. The 193-member world body elected five countries to ...
September 2022 Hiran bombing. On September 3, 2022, militants from al-Shabaab ambushed a civilian bus traveling from Beledweyne to Mahas, in Hiran, Somalia. Over twenty civilians were killed, and the bombing occurred in the middle of the 2022 Hiraan offensive by the Somali military against al-Shabaab. [1]