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.

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* President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud holds an extraordinary meeting with the National Security Committee and, during a televised address, declares "total war" against al-Shabaab. * The

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condemned the attack. * The United States Department of State released a statement condemning the attacks and praising Somalia's security forces. * The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Türkiye) Press Released Regarding the

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in Somalia ( Mogadishu).

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