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Three people are killed and seven others injured after an al-Shabaab suicide bomber blew himself up at a restaurant in Mogadishu, Somalia.
2020-09-10

Islamist militants launch two attacks against foreign forces in Somalia. A U.S. military base in Baledogle, Lower Shabelle, is stormed by attackers using two car bombs and guns, and an Italian peacekeeping convoy is targeted by additional bombs in Mogadishu. United States and Italian authorities both state no injuries occurred, although the suicide bombing against the Italian convoy destroyed a military vehicle and heavily damaged nearby buildings. Al-Shabaab claims responsibility for both attacks.
2019-09-30

In Mogadishu, Somalia, at least five militants set off a car bomb and raid a government building, killing at least five people. Al-Shabaab claim responsibility for the attack.
2019-03-23

Two car bombings near the presidential palace in Mogadishu, Somalia, kill at least 38 people. Al-Shabaab claim responsibility for the attacks.
2018-02-24

Islamists from al-Shabab kill a member of the parliament Abdullahi Qayad Barre in the capital city of Mogadishu, Somalia.
2015-02-9

At least 20 people are killed in a series of bombings and gun attacks in Mogadishu, Somalia.
2013-04-14

A car bomb explodes in central Mogadishu, Somalia, injuring two people.
2012-03-21

At least 130 people are killed in a car bombing in the Somali capital Mogadishu.
2011-10-4

The African Union says its forces have captured 40% of the Somali capital Mogadishu from Islamist militants in a recent offensive.
2010-10-7

Fighting between government troops and police in Somalia leaves at least 13 people dead and 14 injured in the capital Mogadishu.
2010-06-13