Militants stormed a hotel in Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region on Wednesday, killing four guards, a senior official and an Daesh agency said.
Daesh claimed responsibility for the attack in Bosasso, according to its news agency Amaq. A group declaring allegiance to Daesh has been active in the Puntland region in recent months.
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The Somali army, alongside the African Union troops, killed at least eight Al-Shabaab militants in the south-central Bay region on Tuesday.
Regional minister for militia rehabilitation in Southwest State, Hussein Hassan Mohamed, told reporters that a senior Al-Shabaab official was among those killed in the operation in Qansax-Dheere location, south of Baidoa town.
"They (the militants) attempted to make resistance,Read more
The Somali army backed by African Union troops have retaken control of Lanta-Buuro in Lower Shabelle region, a day after Al Shabaab terrorist group seized the area, Shabelle radio reported on Tuesday.
Al Shabaab militants, who poured into the area peacefully on Monday afternoon and seized an army base, have killed several soldiers.
Lanta Buuro, is a key location nearRead more