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At least 13 police killed by Somalia's Shabaab in academy bombing: officer

Mogadishu - Muslimchronicle

A suicide bomber from Somalia's Shabaab insurgents killed at least 13 policemen and wounded a dozen more on Thursday when he blew himself up inside the main police academy, officers said. "The suicide blast killed 13 policemen and wounded 15 others," senior police officer Ibrahim Mohamed said. The Al-Qaeda-affiliated Shabaab have claimed responsibility for the attack in the capital Mogadishu.Read more

Casualties as 2 car bombs explode near Mogadishu hotel

Mogadishu - Muslimchronicle

A car packed with explosives blew up outside a hotel in Mogadishu on Saturday as a minibus also exploded at a nearby junction, causing casualties, police said. "A car loaded with explosives went off at the entrance of Nasa Hablod Hotel and there is gunfire," police official Ibrahim Mohamed told AFP, saying it looked like a coordinated attack. "There wasRead more

Mogadishu reels as truck bomb toll hits 137

Mogadishu - Muslimchronicle

At least 276 people have been killed and 300 injured by a massive truck bomb that tore through a busy shopping district of Mogadishu, the government said Monday, making it the deadliest attack ever to hit conflict torn Somalia. Desperate residents of the capital searched for news of missing relatives after the monster explosion on Saturday afternoon destroyed several nearbyRead more

Somalia truck bomb death toll hits 137

Mogadishu - Muslimchronicle

The death toll from Saturday's truck bombing in a shopping district in Mogadishu surged to at least 137 with 300 people injured, police said on Sunday. "We have confirmed so far 137 (dead), most of them burned beyond recognition. The death toll can be higher because there are more than 300 wounded, some of them seriously," police official Ibrahim MohamedRead more

At least 20 dead in ‘huge’ Mogadishu blast

Mogadishu - Muslimchronicle

More than 20 people were killed when a car bomb exploded on a busy street in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Saturday, a police official said. “Initial reports from emergency departments indicate more than 20 bodies picked up off the street and many more are under the wreckage of buildings destroyed by the blast”, said Ibrahim Mohamed, a senior police officer.Read more

At least 20 dead in Mogadishu bomb blast

Mogadishu - Muslimchronicle

More than 20 people were killed when a car bomb exploded on a busy street in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Saturday, a police official said. "Initial reports from emergency departments indicate more than 20 bodies picked up off the street and many more are under the wreckage of buildings destroyed by the blast", said Ibrahim Mohamed, a senior police officer.Read more

Iraqi forces wage psychological war

Mosul - Arab Today

The flyblown corpses of Daesh militants have been rotting along a main street in north Mosul for two weeks, a health risk for passersby. Suicide bombers’ belts beside the fighters can still explode, killing anyone nearby. But the Iraqi Army has no intention of burying the militants and hopes as many people as possible will get a good look atRead more