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.

3 years, 9 months 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.

4 years, 11 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.

5 years 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.

5 years 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.

5 years, 1 month 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.

5 years, 1 month 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.

5 years, 7 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.

6 years, 6 months ago