Create account

Coverage dated August 19, 2022 to August 21, 2022

Somali PM Vows Accountability after Deadly Hotel Attack

Headline from Voice of America, on the newest of 2 developments

Al-Shabab attack on popular Hayat Hotel killed 21 people and injured 117 others

Voice of America's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Gunmen storm hotel in Somali capital, leave 20 dead

    Headline from KVUE ·

  2. Newest

    Somali PM Vows Accountability after Deadly Hotel Attack

    Headline from Voice of America ·

Read the reports

Reports & sources

58 articles, oldest first.

  1. KHOU Houston

    Gunmen storm hotel in Somali capital, leave 20 dead (opens KHOU Houston)

    Published

    KHOU Houston's feed description

    The Islamic extremist group al-Shabab, which has ties with al-Qaida, claimed responsibility for the attack.

  2. France 24

    Several civilians killed in Al-Shabaab attack on hotel in Somalia (opens France 24)

    Published

    France 24's feed description

    At least 12 people have been killed in Somalia's capital Mogadishu after al Shabaab militants attacked a hotel leading to a siege that authorities are still trying to end, an intelligence officer told…

  3. The Times of Israel

    Somali official raises death toll in Mogadishu hotel attack to 13 (opens The Times of Israel)

    Published

    The Times of Israel's feed description

    Security commander says most civilians who were at hotel when jihadist group al-Shabaab launched assault have been rescued

  4. NBC News

    At least 12 killed in Somalia hotel attack (opens NBC News)

    Published

    NBC News's feed description

    “So far we have confirmed 12 people, mostly civilians, died,” an intelligence officer said.

  5. The Times of Israel

    Somali forces say they regained control of hotel after deadly jihadist siege (opens The Times of Israel)

    Published

    The Times of Israel's feed description

    Security commander says all holed up Al-Shabaab gunmen have been killed, but doesn't update death toll after earlier reports revealed 20 were killed, 40 injured

  6. PBS NewsHour

    Islamic militants storm hotel in Somalia's capital, leave 20 dead (opens PBS NewsHour)

    Published

    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    Islamic militants have stormed a hotel in Somalia's capital, engaging in an hours-long exchange of fire with the security forces that left at least 20 people dead, according to police and witnesses.

  7. France 24

    Eight dead as Somali forces battle Al-Shabaab at besieged hotel (opens France 24)

    Published

    France 24's feed description

    At least eight civilians have been confirmed dead in an attack by Islamist militants on a hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu, an official said Saturday, as security forces continued to battle gunmen…

  8. CBS News

    At least 20 killed, dozens wounded in attack on hotel in Somalia's capital (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    Islamic militants have stormed a hotel in Somalia's capital, engaging in an hourslong battle with security forces.

  9. KOB 4

    Somali forces end hotel attack in which 20 were killed (opens KOB 4)

    Published

    KOB 4's feed description

    Somali authorities have ended a deadly attack in which at least 20 people were killed and many others wounded when gunmen stormed a hotel in the capital. It took Somali forces more than 30 hours to contain the fighters who had stormed Mogadishu’s Hayat Hotel on Friday evening in an assault that star…

  10. NBC News

    Somali forces end hotel attack in which 21 were killed (opens NBC News)

    Published

    NBC News's feed description

    It took Somali forces more than 30 hours to contain the fighters who had stormed Mogadishu’s Hayat Hotel on Friday evening.

  11. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Somali forces end hotel attack that left 21 dead, 117 hurt (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

    Published

    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    Somali authorities on Sunday ended an attack by Islamic extremists that left 21 people dead and over 110 wounded when gunmen stormed a hotel in the capital.

  12. France 24

    Death toll in Somalia hotel siege climbs to 21 (opens France 24)

    Published

    France 24's feed description

    The death toll from a devastating 30-hour siege by Al-Shabaab jihadists at a hotel in Somalia's capital Mogadishu has climbed to 21, Health Minister Ali Haji Adan said Sunday, as anxious citizens awaited…

  13. Sioux City Journal

    AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. EDT (opens Sioux City Journal)

    Published

    Sioux City Journal's feed description

    Somali forces end hotel attack in which 20 were killed

  14. New Hampshire Public Radio

    It took Somali forces more than 30 hours to end a hotel attack that killed 21 people (opens New Hampshire Public Radio)

    Published

    New Hampshire Public Radio's feed description

    More than 100 people were also wounded. The Islamic extremist group al-Shabab, which has ties with al-Qaida, claimed responsibility for the attack.

  15. France 24

    Somali forces end deadly al-Shabaab hotel siege (opens France 24)

    Published

    France 24's feed description

    Somali forces have ended a deadly siege by Al-Shabaab jihadists at a hotel in the capital Mogadishu that lasted about 30 hours, a security commander told AFP around midnight Saturday.

  16. New York Times

    Shabab Attack on Somali Hotel Ends With 21 Dead, Officials Say (opens New York Times)

    Published

    New York Times's feed description

    The assault was the most sustained and complex in the capital since a new president was elected in May. Officials said more than 100 were wounded.

  17. Al Jazeera

    Somali forces end al-Shabab siege at Mogadishu hotel: Report (opens Al Jazeera)

    Published

    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Security commander tells AFP Somali forces have killed al-Shabab fighters who lay siege to a Mogadishu hotel for 30 hours.

  18. PBS NewsHour

    Somali security forces end siege at hotel in which 21 were killed (opens PBS NewsHour)

    Published

    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    Somali authorities on Sunday ended a deadly attack in which 21 people were killed and dozens more wounded when gunmen stormed a hotel in the capital.

  19. Voice of America

    Deadly Somalia Hotel Siege Ends, Official Says (opens Voice of America)

    Published

    Voice of America's feed description

    Al-Shabab is claiming responsibility for the attack that left at least 20 dead

  20. Al Jazeera

    Somalia PM pledges accountability over deadly hotel siege (opens Al Jazeera)

    Published

    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Hamza Abdi Barre calls on Somalis to unite against al-Shabab after it killed more than 20 people in brazen attack.

  21. France 24

    Somalia PM vows accountability over deadly hotel siege (opens France 24)

    Published

    France 24's feed description

    Somalia's prime minister pledged that the government will be held accountable over the deadly Mogadishu hotel siege by Al-Shabaab jihadists, whom he branded "children of hell".

  22. Voice of America

    Somali PM Vows Accountability after Deadly Hotel Attack (opens Voice of America)

    Published

    Voice of America's feed description

    Al-Shabab attack on popular Hayat Hotel killed 21 people and injured 117 others

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

Somali PM Vows Accountability after Deadly Hotel Attack | Since Then