• Source: 2023 Mogadishu hotel attack

On 10 June 2023, al-Shabaab militants attacked a hotel in Lido Beach, Mogadishu, Somalia, resulting in the killing of six civilians, three soldiers and seven attackers.




Background



Jihadist group al-Shabaab began an insurgency in 2006, trying to overthrow the internationally backed Somali government and impose a severe form of Sharia law. The Islamist group have carried out many attacks in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, targeting civilian buildings including hotels and restaurants as well as military and political targets.




Attack


On the night of 9–10 June 2023, al-Shabaab attacked the popular, upmarket Pearl Beach hotel and restaurant in Mogadishu's Lido Beach. Seven gunmen attacked its restaurant after detonating a bomb there. They killed at least six civilians and three members of the security forces. By the end of the siege, 84 people were released. All the attackers were shot dead by the security forces.




See also


2023 timeline of the Somali Civil War
January 2016 Mogadishu attack, also in Lido Beach
April 2022 Mogadishu bombing, also in Lido Beach
August 2024 Lido Beach attack




References

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• Pertempuran Mogadishu (1993)
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• 2024 Lido Beach attack
• Battle of Mogadishu (1993)
• 2023 timeline of the Somali Civil War
• Siege of the Villa Rossa Hotel
• Lido Beach, Mogadishu
• January 2016 Mogadishu attack
• Mogadishu