Security forces in Somalia have ended a siege by al-Shabab extremists that killed 10 people and wounded three others at a home in the capital, Mogadishu. Officials say it was a rare attack on a private home by the al-Qaida-linked fighters.
Security patrol the streets during fighting between al-Shabab extremists and soldiers in Mogadishu, Somalia, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. Security forces in Somalia have ended a siege by al-Shabab extremists that killed and wounded a number of people at a home in the capital, Mogadishu. Security patrol the streets during fighting between al-Shabab extremists and soldiers in Mogadishu, Somalia, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023.
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Security forces in Somalia have ended a siege by al-Shabab extremists that killed 10 people and wounded three others at a home in the capital, Mogadishu. The Information Ministry late Tuesday said the al-Qaida-linked fighters launched the rare attack on a private home with a suicide bombing. Al-Shabab often attacks hotels and government buildings.
Al-Shabaab claimed that the home of a senior army officer also contained members of the Macawisley militia who had been wounded in the
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