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All 5 attackers killed, ending Somalia hotel siege in which 3 soldiers died

Mar. 15, 2024 09:10 AM EDT

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Security forces in Somalia say they have killed all five attackers who laid siege to a hotel in a normally secure area of the capital. Police spokesperson Kasim Roble said Friday that three soldiers were killed and 27 people injured in the Thursday night...

Loud explosion is heard as Somali militant group says its fighters have attacked a hotel in capital

Mar. 14, 2024 16:58 PM EDT

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The Somali extremist group al-Shabab said its fighters have attacked a hotel in the capital Mogadishu, where a loud explosion and gunfire were heard Thursday night. Al-Shabab said on its Telegram channel that its fighters managed to penetrate the SYL...

Cristiano Ronaldo suspended for one match over alleged offensive gesture in Saudi league game

Feb. 28, 2024 21:13 PM EST

Cristiano Ronaldo has been suspended for one match for making an alleged offensive gesture during a Saudi Arabia league game while playing for Al Nassr in the Saudi Pro League. After Al-Nassr defeated Riyadh rival Al-Shabab 3-2 on Sunday, video footage appeared to show Ronaldo...

Furor erupts over Ronaldo's apparent obscene taunt in Saudi league match

Feb. 26, 2024 15:32 PM EST

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo is reportedly being investigated for making an alleged offensive gesture while playing for Al Nassr in the Saudi Pro League. Footage on social media appeared to show Ronaldo cupping his ear and repeatedly thrusting his hand forward...

Al-Shabab claims attack in Somali capital that kills 4 Emirati troops and 1 Bahraini officer

Feb. 11, 2024 19:20 PM EST

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The al-Qaida-linked militant group al-Shabab claimed an attack that killed four Emirati troops and a Bahraini military officer on a training mission at a military base in the Somali capital, authorities said Sunday. The attack Saturday targeted...

Civil war turned Somalia's main soccer stadium into an army camp. Now it's hosting games again

Jan. 24, 2024 07:42 AM EST

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A stadium in Somalia's violence-prone capital is hosting its first soccer tournament in three decades, drawing thousands of people to a facility that had been abandoned for years and later became a base for military — and even extremists — amid civil war. ...

Somali extremists kill 1 person and capture 5 others from UN helicopter after its emergency landing

Jan. 10, 2024 14:48 PM EST

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Fighters with al-Qaida's East Africa affiliate al-Shabab attacked a United Nations helicopter that made an emergency landing Wednesday in territory controlled by the extremists in Somalia, killing one passenger and abducting five others, officials said. ...