Unidentified gunmen stormed Hayat Hotel in Mogadishu and killed at least 20

Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, witnessed an attack by unidentified gunmen. They stormed Hayat Hotel and killed at least 20 persons. A doctor at a hospital revealed that the death toll could rise because many of the victims were in critical condition. This is the Madina, which is one of the two major hospitals in Mogadishu. The victims of the hotel attack were hospitalized here and bodies are still arriving at the hospital. An official of the police confirmed to a section of the media that security forces had entered the hotel building and regained control from the gunmen. Mogadishu hotel attack: Death toll rises. Two security officials suffered injuries in the ongoing attack.

Al-Shabaab, the Al Qaeda-linked terrorist group, has claimed responsibility for the attack. It has said in a statement that its fighters had taken over the managed to take over the hotel. They had blasted their way into the building. However, there is no confirmation about this from other more authentic sources. A recent air strike by the United States did eliminate several members of the Al-Shabaab group. The US Africa Command had confirmed this earlier. It is not clear whether this has any link to the attack on the Hyat Hotel. Recently, in May, US President Joe Biden took a decision to redeploy US troops to Somalia in order to extend support to the local government and to counter threats of al-Shabaab. This was a reversal of decision taken by former President Donald Trump regarding withdrawal of all US troops from the country.

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Boko Haram going the way of ISIS – releases first beheading video

#beheading #ISIS #BokoHaram #terrorists The Nigerian terror group Boko Haram appears to be going the way of ISIS with whom it had forged an alliance and had expressed allegiance to the Islamist State. The Boko Haram has released its first gruesome video of a beheading. The video follows many of the same style-points as the hundreds of barbaric videos that had been released by ISIS over the last year.
This has been reported in dailymail.co.uk dated 11 July 2015.

The release of the 10-minute video coincided with the news of a Somali terror group's intentions to join ISIS – that way it would extend its so-called caliphate to east-Africa. Most likely, he Somali terror group Al-Shabaab could switch allegiance from Al-Qaeda to rivals ISIS instead.
Islamic State have already accepted a pledge of allegiance from Boko Haram. This terror group of Nigeria was responsible for the deaths of over 10,000 in Nigeria in 2014.
(Image courtesy wikimediacommons.org)

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More trouble for Americans – Uganda Embassy warns about al-Shabaab terror threat

Americans appear to be in plenty of trouble all over the globe and the latest is one of terror threats in Uganda from al-Shabaab militants news.sky.com.
This has been intimated by the US embassy in Uganda to all its citizens to take shelter as Ugandan authorities act against a suspected terrorist cell. As per the warning of the embassy, militants of al Shabaab in the country planned to carry out an "imminent attack". Therefore, all US citizens were advised to either remain indoors or proceed to a safe location.
Ugandan authorities are conducting operations against a suspected terrorist cell in Kampala and, while it is not known about specific targets, the Ugandan authorities have increased security at key sites, including Entebbe International Airport.
The embassy had cautioned in the past that Uganda faces a "continued threat" from terrorists. Incidentally, al-Shabaab is aligned with al-Qaeda and had claimed responsibility for the attack on the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi in neighboring Kenya a year ago. The group also carried out a bombing at a sports bar in Uganda as people were watching the 2010 World Cup on television.
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