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Al-Shabab gunmen lay siege to Somali hotel

The armed group claims to have killed more than 10 people in Beledweyne as officials met with elders.

Al Jazeera · Mar 11, 2025

El Nino-worsened flooding has Somalia in a state of emergency. Residents of one town are desperate

First, some families fled drought and violence

The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2023

A bombing at a checkpoint in Somalia killed at least 15 people, authorities say

An explosives-laden vehicle has detonated at a security checkpoint in the central Somalia city of Beledweyne

The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2023

Somalia: Dozens of Casualties in Suicide Blast

At least 15 people were killed in the central Somali town of Beledweyne on Saturday, state television said, after a suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest in a restaurant that witnesses said was packed with local officials and politicians. A further 18 people were injured in the Beledweyne attack, the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 19, 2022

At least seven people killed by blast in central Somalia

At least seven people were killed in the central Somali town of Beledweyne on Saturday after a suicide bomber blew themselves up in a restaurant packed with local officials and politicians, witnesses said.

Reuters · Feb 19, 2022