al-Shabab15 Jul 2024Car bomb kills Somalis watching Euro football final"I saw injured people screaming for help - it was terrifying," one survivor tells the BBC in Mogadishu.15 Jul 2024Africa15 Mar 2024Al-Shabab attacks hotel in Somali capitalSecurity forces say they have ended the 12-hour siege of a hotel in Mogadishu by killing all five gunmen.15 Mar 2024Africa11 Jan 2024Seized UN helicopter hit by object in Somalia - sourceArmed Islamists have taken captive the aircraft's passengers and crew after it crash-landed.11 Jan 2024Africa10 Jan 2024UN helicopter and crew seized by Somali IslamistsEight passengers and its crew are being held in territory controlled by al-Shabab, local sources say.10 Jan 2024Africa12 Nov 2023Ugandan soldiers sacked for cowardice in SomaliaMore than 50 soldiers were killed in the attack by al-Shabab fighters in May.12 Nov 2023Africa21 Sep 2023The terror attack survivor who plans to climb to Everest base campShamim Allu used to walk on crutches after militants shot her at a Kenyan shopping mall a decade ago.21 Sep 2023Africa10 Jun 2023Civilians killed in siege at Somali beach resortPolice say they ended a six-hour siege at the site in Mogadishu, killing all seven attackers.10 Jun 2023Africa22 Jan 2023US air strike in Somalia 'kills 30 militants'The US military says it helped government troops fighting al-Shabab Islamists northeast of the Somali capital.22 Jan 2023Africa4 Jan 2023Family of nine killed in Somali double car bombingThe al-Qaeda linked group al-Shabab says it was behind the attack in the central province of Hiraan.4 Jan 2023Africa