Somali militants say `Westerners` attack coastal base

Last Updated: Saturday, October 5, 2013, 11:24

Somali Islamist militant group al Shabaab said on Saturday that "Westerners" attacked a house in one of its coastal bases overnight in the town of Barawe, about 180 km south of the capital of Mogadishu, killing one rebel fighter.

Blasts in Somali capital kill 18: Police

Last Updated: Saturday, September 7, 2013, 15:44

At least 18 people were killed in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Saturday when two blasts ripped through a busy parking lot next to a restaurant, police said.

Somalia executes man guilty of killing journalist

Last Updated: Saturday, August 17, 2013, 17:08

A Somali military official says the government has executed a man convicted of murdering a journalist, the first such execution in a country where those who kill media workers often evade justice.

Four killed in Ethiopian military plane crash in Mogadishu

Last Updated: Saturday, August 10, 2013, 10:49

An Ethiopian military cargo plane crash landed and burst into flames at Mogadishu airport, killing four crew members, officials with Somali security and AU forces said.

Cargo plane of weapons crashes on Mogadishu runway

Last Updated: Friday, August 9, 2013, 16:33

A cargo plane full of weapons crash landed at Mogadishu`s seaside airport in Somalia on Friday, sending big plumes of dark smoke into the air, officials said.

One killed in Somalia car bomb: Local official

Last Updated: Saturday, July 27, 2013, 18:56

At least one person was killed on Saturday when a car bomb exploded in Somalia`s capital Mogadishu, the latest in a string of attacks, a local official said.

Over 70 killed in warlords` battle for Somali port: UN

Last Updated: Friday, July 5, 2013, 14:22

Battles between rival warlords in Somalia`s key southern port city of Kismayo killed at least 71 people last month, UN officials said.

Somalia defies Islamist threats after deadly UN attack

Last Updated: Thursday, June 20, 2013, 20:08

Somalia`s leaders vowed that progress would continue despite fresh threats by Islamist insurgents, a day after they staged their attack on the UN office.

Militants infiltrate UN`s Somalia office, 16 dead

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 19, 2013, 17:49

Seven al-Qaeda-linked gunmen detonated a pick-up truck rigged with explosives at the gate of the UN compound in Somalia`s capital today, launching a bombs-and-gunfire assault that saw militants pour into the complex, killing at least nine people, including three foreigners, officials said.

Suicide raid, car bomb kill 34 civilians in Somalia’s Mogadishu

Last Updated: Monday, April 15, 2013, 09:10

A nine-man suicide commando blasted its way into Mogadishu`s main court complex, some blowing up their explosives vests while others sprayed gunfire.

Mogadishu attacks kill 34 civilians: Official

Last Updated: Sunday, April 14, 2013, 23:35

A nine-man suicide commando blasted its way into Mogadishu`s main court complex, some blowing up their explosives vests while others sprayed gunfire on civilians in a rampage that left 29 dead, while five more civilians also died.