August 2022 Mogadishu attack

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2022 Hayat Hotel terror attack
Part of the Somali Civil War
Date	19–21 August 2022 15:23 – after 48 hours (EAT +3)
Target	Hotel Hayat
Attack type	Car bombing, mass shooting, suicide bombing
Weapons	Car bombs, guns
Deaths	30 + perpetrators
Injured	120
Perpetrators	Al-Shabaab
Motive	Act of terrorism

Somali civil war
(2009–present)

Timeline

Operations and battles

2009
- S Mogadishu
- Mogadishu
- C Somalia
- Wabho
- Kismayo
2010
2011
- Lower Juba
- Gedo
- Elwaq
- Linda Nchi
- Deynile
- Beledweyne
2012
- Yurkud
- Kismayo
2013
- Bulo Marer
2014
- Operation Indian Ocean
- Galgala
2015
- Baure
- Leego
- Janale
2016
- El Adde
- Qandala
2017
- Kulbiyow
- Barii
- Af Urur
- Golweyn
- November 2017
2018
- Bulo Marer
- Gandarshe
2020
- Camp Simba
- Shabeelow
2021
2022
- Ethiopia
- Bal'ad
- Runirgod
2023
2024
- Dhanaane Busley base
- El Dher

Major attacks

During the evening of 19 August 2022, al-Shabaab gunmen attacked the Hayat Hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia. Initially, two car bombs exploded. Gunmen then stormed the hotel, shooting people and taking hostages. At least 21 people were killed, and 117 others were wounded, fifteen of whom are in critical condition. The number of gunmen involved in the attack is currently unknown.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Reaction

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Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud holds an extraordinary meeting with the National Security Committee and, during a televised address, declares "total war" against al-Shabaab.^[4]^[5]
Pakistan The Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the attack.^[6]
United States The United States Department of State released a statement condemning the attacks and praising Somalia's security forces.^[7]
Turkey The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Türkiye) Press Released Regarding the Terrorist Attacks in Somalia (Mogadishu).^[8]

References

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^ "Al-Shabaab: Islamists kill 12 in Somali hotel attack". BBC News. 20 August 2022. Archived from the original on 21 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
^ Faruk, Omar (20 August 2022). "Gunmen storm hotel in Somali capital, leave 20 dead". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
^ Naruk, Omar (21 August 2022). "Somali forces end hotel attack that left 21 dead, 117 hurt". ABC News. Archived from the original on 21 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
^ "President Hassan Sheikh presides over a meeting with the National Security Committee". Somali National News Agency. 23 August 2022. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
^ Dhaysane, Mohamed (24 August 2022). "Somalia's President Vows 'Total War' Against al-Shabab". Voice of America. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
^ "Pakistan strongly condemns terrorist attack on hotel in Mogadishu". www.radio.gov.pk. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
^ "Terrorist Attack in Mogadishu". United States Department of State. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
^ "No: 261, 20 August 2022, Press Release Regarding the Terrorist Attacks in Somalia / Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Foreign Affairs". www.mfa.gov.tr. Retrieved 8 September 2022.

v t e Somali civil war (2009–present)
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Timeline	2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Background	History of Somalia (1991–2006) Greater Somalia Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa Somali Civil War Factions Diplomatic and humanitarian efforts Propaganda Disarmament 2006 Islamic Courts Union offensive Battle of Mogadishu (2006) Ethiopian–Somali conflict Insurgency in Ogaden Somali Reconciliation Conferences 1993 2002 2007
Operations and battles	Battle of South Mogadishu Battle of Mogadishu (2009) Battle for Central Somalia (2009) Battle of Wabho Battle of Kismayo (2009) Battle of Beledweyne (2010) 2010 Ayn clashes 2010 Kenya–Al-Shabaab border clash Battle of Mogadishu (2010–2011) Battle of Jubbada Hoose Battle of Gedo Battle of Elwaq Operation Linda Nchi Battle of Deynile Battle of Beledweyne (2011) Battle of Yurkud (2012) Battle of Kismayo (2012) Bulo Marer hostage rescue attempt Operation Indian Ocean Galgala campaign Battle of Baure Battle of Leego (2015) Battle of Janale (2015) Battle of El Adde Qandala campaign Battle of Kulbiyow 2017 raid on Barii Battle of Af Urur 2017 Golweyn ambush November 2017 Somalia airstrike 2018 African Union base attack in Bulo Marer December 2018 airstrikes in Gandarshe Camp Simba attack 2021 Mogadishu mutiny 2021 Golweyn ambush 2021 Galmudug clashes 2022 al-Shabaab invasion of Ethiopia Battle of Bal'ad Battle of Runirgod Battle of Buulo Mareer
Attacks	2009 African Union base bombings in Mogadishu 2009 Beledweyne bombing 2009 Hotel Shamo bombing May 2010 Mogadishu bombings 2010 Kampala bombings Muna Hotel attack 2011 Mogadishu bombing June 2013 Mogadishu attack 2013 Mogadishu Turkish embassy attack Westgate shopping mall attack 2013 Beledweyne attacks 2014 Villa Somalia attack 2014 Hotel Amalo attack Central Hotel attack Makka al-Mukarama hotel attack Garissa University College attack 2015 Ministry of Higher Education attack Garowe attack Jazeera Palace Hotel bombing Sahafi Hotel attacks January 2016 Mogadishu attack Daallo Airlines Flight 159 February 2016 Mogadishu attack Baidoa suicide bombing June 2016 Mogadishu attacks 2016 Galkayo bombings November 2016 Mogadishu car bombing December 2016 Mogadishu suicide bombing 2 January 2017 Mogadishu bombings Dayah Hotel attack February 2017 Mogadishu bombing 14 October 2017 Mogadishu bombings 28 October 2017 Mogadishu attacks February 2018 Mogadishu attacks March 2018 Mogadishu bombing July 2018 Mogadishu bombings 2 September 2018 Mogadishu bombing Sahafi Hotel attacks December 2018 Mogadishu bombing Nairobi DusitD2 complex attack Nairobi Latema Road blast 4 February 2019 Mogadishu bombing 28 February 2019 Mogadishu bombings Asasey Hotel attack 22 July 2019 Mogadishu bombing 24 July 2019 Mogadishu bombing 2019 Kenya bus shooting December 2019 Mogadishu bombing 2020 Afgooye bombing 2020 Mogadishu army base bombing 2020 Mogadishu hotel attack 2020 Galkayo bombing March 2021 Mogadishu bombing June 2021 Mogadishu bombing November 2021 Mogadishu bombing 2022 Mandera attack February 2022 Beledweyne bombing March 2022 Somalia attacks April 2022 Mogadishu bombing August 2022 Mogadishu attack September 2022 Beledweyne attack October 2022 Beledweyne bombings 2022 Kismayo hotel attack October 2022 Mogadishu bombings Siege of the Villa Rossa Hotel Mahas bombings 2023 Mogadishu hotel attack Mogadishu military academy bombing 2023 Beledweyne bombing Mogadishu tea shop bombing
OEF–HOA	2009 Baraawe raid Bulo Marer hostage rescue attempt 2013 raid on Barawe 2017 raid on Barii
Other events	Death of Noramfaizul Mohd Nor London Somalia Conference Abdiaziz Abdinur Ibrahim controversy Daallo Airlines Flight 159 Awdiinle massacre
Key players	Al-Shabaab Mukhtar Robow Ali Dhere Fuad Qalaf Hizbul Islam Hassan Dahir Aweys Hassan Abdullah Hersi al-Turki Federal Government of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud Omar Sharmarke Mohamed Sheikh Hassan Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a Galmudug Abdi Hasan Awale Puntland Abdiweli Gaas AMISOM United States AFRICOM Islamic State in Somalia
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