News Source: News 24
| 2 months ago
The African Union's Somalia mission reeled on Friday from twin suicide attacks on its headquarters, as Islamist insurgents to pursue their campaign until the peacekeepers leave. At least 17 peacekeepers were killed on Thursday when suicide bombers...
News Source: Daily Nation
| 2 months ago
Meanwhile, Sheikh Yusuf Mohamed Siyad Indha’adde, the TFG’s State Minister for Defence, termed the bombing "cowardly." Sheikh Yusuf Indha’adde warned that the TFG will react. “The government will retaliate soon, soon and soon,” remarked...
News Source: Xinhuanet.com
| 2 months ago
The statement obtained by Xinhua said the attacks caused casualties without giving details. Force Headquarters in Mogadishu. The AU promised it will remain resolute in its commitment to support the Somali people and the transitional federal...
News Source: Al Sharq Al Awsat
| 2 months ago
Somalia's al Shabaab insurgents have six more stolen United Nations vehicles primed as suicide bombs, the government said on Friday...But the audacious attack by two U.N.-marked cars on the heart of the peacekeeping mission raises serious questions...
News Source: Gulf News
| 2 months ago
The French Foreign Ministry says a French military plane flew the 17 to Nairobi, where they were hospitalised Friday. In a statement, the ministry reiterated France's support for the African Union mission and Somalia's government. The statement did...
News Source: BBC
| 2 months ago
The dead included the deputy commander of the AU force in Somalia. Shelling after the double bombing left at least 13 people dead, mostly civilians, witnesses say. Spokesman Maj Barigye Ba-hoku said the AU would continue to work with "peace-loving...