Mortar attack in Somali capital wounds at least 6

Mortar attack in Somali capital wounds at least 6

No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack - Anadolu Ajansı

Mortar Attack in Somali Capital Wounds at least 6

At least six people were injured when mortar rounds struck two residential neighborhoods in the Somali capital of Mogadishu on Saturday, an official said.

Mogadishu: Al-Shabaab militants fired several mortar shells near Mogadishu airport on Sunday morning, disrupting international flights to Somalia, a security official said. The attack comes just weeks after a roadside bomb exploded in a failed attempt to target President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s convoy, for which al-Shabaab claimed responsibility. […]

For the third day in a row, the Somali capital Mogadishu is being subjected to missile attacks. On Sunday, militants believed to be members of the Somali terrorist Al-Shabaab movement fired six mortar shells towards Adam Uday International Airport and the heavily fortified Halni Complex. Eyewitnesses said that some shells landed in residential areas in the district of Wajr, injuring a woman and a boy. No one has claimed responsibility for the at…

Al-Shabaab launches mortar attacks near Somalia's main airport

Al-Shabaab militants fired multiple mortar rounds near Mogadishu’s airport on Sunday morning, disrupting international flights to Somalia, a security official told AFP. The attack comes just weeks after a roadside bomb blast narrowly missed the convoy of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, with Al-Shabaab claiming responsibility. According to security sources, the mortars were launched from the outskirts of Mogadishu and landed in an open area of A…

Somalia: Mogadishu diplomatic zone shelled in second mortar attack in 24 hours

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – At least six mortar shells struck the heavily-fortified Halane camp in Somalia’s capital on Sunday, housing foreign diplomatic missions, in the second such attack in Mogadishu within 24 hours. Several other projectiles landed near Aden Adde International Airport, disrupting flights and triggering panic across the city.  The barrage, whose thunderous detonations reverberated through Mogadishu, forced the cancellation …