Somalia

Opération Top Secrète: un espion canadien piège un kidnappeur somalien à Flic-en-Flac

Une mission digne d’un polar s’est déroulée au «Hilton». Un preneur d’otages d’une journaliste canadienne a voulu se faire passer pour un écrivain et réaliser un livre sur cette histoire.

9 years ago

Somali Source: U.S. Attack Killed 2 High-Level Al-Shabaab Figures

Two top Al-Shabaab figures were among the scores killed in a U.S. attack Saturday in Somalia, a senior Somali intelligence source said.

10 years, 2 months ago

TNT Caused Explosion on Somali Airliner

A military grade of the explosive TNT caused this week's explosion on a Somali airliner, a source familiar with the investigation told CNN, citing an initial analysis of residue recovered from the aircraft.

10 years, 3 months ago

Blast Blows Hole in Commercial Plane Over Somalia; 1 Falls and Dies

An explosion rocked a commercial plane after it set off above East Africa on Tuesday, injuring two people before the pilot landed safely, a passenger said.

10 years, 3 months ago

Somalia: 20 Dead in Gun and Bomb Attacks at Lido Beach

Somali security forces have retaken control of a popular beachside restaurant in Mogadishu after a deadly attack there by Islamist militants.

10 years, 4 months ago

63 Kenyan Troops Killed in Somalia, Al-Shabab Claims

Al-Qaeda-backed Islamist insurgents claimed to have killed 63 Kenyan soldiers in an attack on an African Union military base in southwestern Somalia and captured the town of El-Adde near the border with Kenya.

10 years, 4 months ago

12 Are Killed in Bombing Outside Hotel in Somalia

A vehicle packed with explosives detonated outside a landmark Mogadishu hotel long favored by diplomats and top government officials, killing at least 12 people and wounding many more, witnesses and the authorities said on Sunday.

10 years, 10 months ago

U.S. Military Operation Targets Extremists in Somalia

U.S. military forces directed a counter-terrorism operation against the al-Shabab network of Islamic extremists in Somalia, the Pentagon said Monday.

11 years, 8 months ago