### [2025-03-7](/feed/2025/03/7/index.md)

##### Somali Civil War
# Al Shabaab militant carries out several attacks in Middle Shabelle, Hiiraan regions of Hirshabelle and Lower Shabelle region from South West State of Somalia. the group has captured at least 15 settlements from Federal Government of Somalia forces since 20 February. The group's main offensive is to capture Mogadishu. 




### Sources:

1. [Mepa News](https://www.mepanews.com/es-sebabin-ilerledigi-somalide-neler-oluyor-71298h.htm)

### Changes:

1. Al Shabaab militant carried out several attacks in Middle Shabelle, Hiiraan regions of Hirshabelle and Lower Shabelle region from South West State of Somalia. the group has captured at least 15 settlements from Federal Government of Somalia forces since 20 February. The main group main offensive was to capture Mogadishu.  _2025-03-07 17:24:32 (First version)_
1. Al Shabaab militant carries out several attacks in Middle Shabelle, Hiiraan regions of Hirshabelle and Lower Shabelle region from South West State of Somalia. the group has captured at least 15 settlements from Federal Government of Somalia forces since 20 February. The group's main offensive is to capture Mogadishu.  _(Current version)_

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1. [Al-Shabaab launches a coordinated attack on four Somali military bases in Middle Shabelle, Somalia, killing and wounding dozens of soldiers. Somali authorities say they repelled the attack, killing at least 130 militant fighters. ](/feed/2025/02/20/al-shabaab-launches-a-coordinated-attack-on-four-somali-military-bases-in-middle-shabelle-somalia-killing-and-wounding.md) _Context: Al Shabaab militant, Federal Government of Somalia, Middle Shabelle, Somali Civil War_
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3. [Three people are killed and several others are injured when Al-Shabaab fires several mortar shells into the Halane base camp in Mogadishu, Somalia. ](/feed/2024/11/3/three-people-are-killed-and-several-others-are-injured-when-al-shabaab-fires-several-mortar-shells-into-the-halane-base.md) _Context: Al Shabaab militant, Mogadishu's, Somali Civil War_
4. [Al-Shabaab bombs several businesses in the Tabelaha Sheikh Ibrahim neighborhood of Mogadishu, Somalia, targeting shops that had complied with the government's directive to install CCTV cameras. ](/feed/2024/08/31/al-shabaab-bombs-several-businesses-in-the-tabelaha-sheikh-ibrahim-neighborhood-of-mogadishu-somalia-targeting-shops-t.md) _Context: Al Shabaab militant, Federal Government of Somalia, Mogadishu's, Somali Civil War_
5. [Six people are killed and nine others injured during an Al-Shabaab suicide car bombing outside a military facility in Lower Shabelle, Somalia. ](/feed/2023/10/21/six-people-are-killed-and-nine-others-injured-during-an-al-shabaab-suicide-car-bombing-outside-a-military-facility-in-lo.md) _Context: Al Shabaab militant, Lower Shabelle, Somali Civil War_
6. [Eight civilians and a soldier are killed and several others, including Somalia's internal security minister, are injured when al-Shabaab jihadists attack a hotel in Mogadishu frequented by Somali politicians. Five insurgents are also killed. ](/feed/2022/11/27/eight-civilians-and-a-soldier-are-killed-and-several-others-including-somalia-s-internal-security-minister-are-injured.md) _Context: Al Shabaab militant, Federal Government of Somalia, Mogadishu's, Somali Civil War_
7. [The siege at a hotel seized by al-Shabaab fighters in Mogadishu ends with the deaths of all of the attackers. Twenty-one other people were killed, and 117 others were injured. ](/feed/2022/08/21/the-siege-at-a-hotel-seized-by-al-shabaab-fighters-in-mogadishu-ends-with-the-deaths-of-all-of-the-attackers-twenty-one.md) _Context: Al Shabaab militant, Mogadishu's, Somali Civil War_
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9. [A suicide bomber blows himself up outside the Afrik Hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia, while gunmen storm the hotel and open fire. Five people are killed in the al-Shabaab attack, including a former military general; ten civilians are wounded. The three other attackers are shot dead during a gun battle with security forces. ](/feed/2021/01/31/a-suicide-bomber-blows-himself-up-outside-the-afrik-hotel-in-mogadishu-somalia-while-gunmen-storm-the-hotel-and-open-f.md) _Context: Al Shabaab militant, Mogadishu's, Somali Civil War_
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