# Somalia

Last year

2022

# al-Shabaab

At least four dead in hotel siege in Somalia's capital Mogadishu

Al-Shabaab, a militant group affiliated with Al-Qaeda, has claimed responsibility for the attack.

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Nov 28th 2022, 8:52 AM

# Mogadishu

At least 100 people killed by two car bombings in Somalian capital

The president, prime minister and other senior officials were meeting to discuss efforts to combat violent extremism.

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Oct 30th 2022, 10:35 AM

# Terrorism

At least four dead in Somalia hotel attack by Al-Qaeda-linked group

A booby-trapped car rammed the entrance of Hotel Tawakal this morning

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Oct 23rd 2022, 5:14 PM

# New York

Coveney responds to Tommy Tiernan's criticisms of Irish Govt's overseas development shortfalls

Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney says next week’s budget will see a significant increase in the overseas aid budget.

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Sep 21st 2022, 5:55 PM

# hotel siege

Death toll in Somalia hotel siege climbs to 21

21 people have died and 117 have been wounded in the assault that began on Friday evening and lasted over a day.

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Aug 21st 2022, 12:35 PM

All time

# national crisis

National emergency declared in Somalia over locust infestation

Swarms formed in eastern Ethiopia and northern Somalia and have moved through the region.

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Feb 3rd 2020, 10:52 AM

# Mogadishu

Death toll rises to 78 after truck bomb explodes during rush hour in Somali capital

Mayor Omar Mohamud Mohamed said that university students were among those killed.

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Dec 28th 2019, 1:03 PM

# Kismayo

Election candidate among 26 people killed in attack on Somalia hotel

A suicide bomber rammed a vehicle loaded with explosives into the hotel before armed gunmen forced their way inside.

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Jul 13th 2019, 3:37 PM

# Somalia

This malnourished 5-year-old girl had her life saved thanks to Irish donations

Charity Concern Worldwide heaped praise on the Irish public after €1.5 million was donated to its east Africa appeal.

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Dec 19th 2017, 8:06 AM

# Somalia

Over 230 dead and 275 injured in worst single attack in Somalia's history

Doctors struggled to assist horrifically wounded victims following the blast, many burned beyond recognition.

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Oct 15th 2017, 6:07 PM

# Mogadishu

At least 20 people killed in Somalia truck bombing

Government security official Mohamed Aden said that bombing took place in a busy part of the city.

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Oct 14th 2017, 6:48 PM

# Pizza House

Eleven people killed as gunmen hold hostages at Somali city restaurant

The attack began when a car bomb exploded outside a Pizza House restaurant in the Somali capital of Mogadishu.

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Jun 14th 2017, 10:08 PM

# Somalia

Somali official sacked after his bodyguards 'accidentally' shot dead a minister

Three members of the auditor-general’s security team have been arrested.

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May 5th 2017, 11:45 AM

# Famine

World faces worst humanitarian crisis since 1945 - UN official

There is a looming risk of famine in a number of countries.

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Mar 11th 2017, 7:52 AM

# Somalia

'Trump seems to have made me an alien': Mo Farah hits out at US President

“It’s deeply troubling that I will have to tell my children that Daddy might not be able to come home.”

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Jan 29th 2017, 1:12 PM

# Mogadishu

At least 11 people killed in 'horrific' bombing at busy Somali market

The death toll is likely to rise.

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Nov 26th 2016, 1:26 PM

# Somali Pirates

Sailors held hostage for nearly five years 'ate rats' to survive

The men – from China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Cambodia and Taiwan – were captured by Somali pirates in 2012.

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Oct 24th 2016, 1:01 PM

# suicide car bomber

Suicide car bomb targets Somalian hotel

The attack was claimed by Shabaab jihadists.

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Aug 30th 2016, 12:00 PM

# Islamic Extremists

Over 150 killed in drone strike in Somalia - US officials

The Pentagon has said that it has hit an al-Sheebab training camp where a “large-scale” attack was being planned.

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Mar 7th 2016, 5:39 PM

# Somalia

One passenger confirmed missing after blast rips hole in airplane

There are reports that a man was sucked out of the hole in the plane.

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Feb 4th 2016, 4:11 PM

# Somalia

Man 'sucked out of plane' after explosion

The pilot said he thought the blast was caused by a bomb.

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Feb 3rd 2016, 11:41 PM

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…

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Feb 3rd 2016, 4:52 PM

# shebab

At least 19 dead after bomb blast in Somalian seaside resort

After a huge explosion, gunmen burst into the restaurant yesterday evening as diners were sitting down for their evening meal.

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Jan 22nd 2016, 7:53 AM

# Bah Humbug

Another country has banned Christmas

The move comes out of fear of Islamist attacks.

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Dec 25th 2015, 7:10 AM

# Texas Shooting

Islamic State militants say they've struck the US for the first time

The group says the US will see ‘the soldiers of the Islamic State do terrible things’.

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May 5th 2015, 12:36 PM

# Massacre

147 killed after gunmen stage pre-dawn attack on Kenyan university

The masked gunmen stormed the university in the northeastern town of Garissa as students were sleeping.

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Apr 2nd 2015, 9:45 PM

Voices

Column: The forgotten crises that don't make the evening news still deserve our attention

In marking the 20th Anniversary of the Rwandan genocide, we should also look to conflicts in Central African Republic and South Sudan, writes Joe Costello TD.

Apr 9th 2014, 7:30 PM

Voices

Column: 'It was done one day without warning' – a terrifying story of genital mutilation

Female Genital Mutilation involves partial or total removal of the external female genitalia with the aim of reducing a women’s enjoyment of sex. This abominable practise must be stopped, writes David Dalton.

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Feb 6th 2014, 7:00 AM

# shipping

Clampdown on Somali pirates leads to 40 per cent drop in incidents worldwide

15 incidents were attributed to Somali pirates last year — down from 237 in 2011.

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Jan 15th 2014, 7:45 PM

# high seas

Somali piracy is down 90 per cent from last year

New security measures take effect – but there are still “suspicious approaches” to ships.

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Dec 15th 2013, 5:00 PM

# Kenya

Four charged by Kenyan court over Westgate mall attack

The men were charged with supporting a terrorist group, although none are accused of being the gunmen involved in the attack.

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Nov 4th 2013, 4:05 PM

# it's britney pirates

Britney Spears' music is being used to scare away Somali pirates

Apparently they really can’t stand her.

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Oct 29th 2013, 2:06 PM

# Brussels

Notorious Somali pirate 'Big Mouth' nabbed in undercover operation

The pirate, Mohamed Abdi Hassan, was arrested after going to sign what he thought was a movie contract.

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Oct 14th 2013, 6:00 PM

# us raids

Raids show terrorists "can run but they can't hide" --- John Kerry

US forces captured a suspect in the 1988 US embassy bombings during a raid in Libya. Another raid, targeting a militant in Somalia, was aborted after a gun battle.

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Oct 6th 2013, 2:05 PM

# counterterrorism

US stages raids targeting Islamist leaders in Africa

A Libyan militant suspected in the 1998 US embassy bombings was captured by US forces. A leader of the Shabab group was targeted in southern Somalia in a second raid.

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Oct 6th 2013, 8:03 AM

# lampedusa

Doctors ‘run out of coffins’ on tragic Italian island

More than 130 people drowned in the horrific tragedy as doctors say they have run out of coffins.

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Oct 3rd 2013, 10:44 PM

# medecins sans frontieres

Médecins Sans Frontières closes centres in Somalia after attacks on staff

After 22 years of work, MSF blames civilians leaders’ tolerance of these abuses.

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Aug 14th 2013, 1:21 PM

# helping hand

Drought, famine, conflict or a combination of all 3 - Madigan visits Somali refugee camp

The Leinster and Ireland star was joined by club captain Leo Cullen on a trip to a teeming refugee camp in Ethiopia.

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Jul 5th 2013, 12:00 PM

# Refugees

One person became a refugee every four seconds last year

Over one million people fled across international borders last year with 6.5 million displaced in their own home countries.

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Jun 19th 2013, 8:01 AM

# aaaargh

Women 'embarrassed' after dressing as pirates to meet former Somali hostage

“There he was delivering this harrowing story about how he was held hostage and feared for his life, and we were all sitting there dressed as Captain Hook.”

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May 3rd 2013, 10:52 AM