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Vol 65 No 17

Published 23rd August 2024


Somalia

Al Shabaab adaptability causes alarm

On 2 August at 9.50pm at Lido Beach, Al Shabaab launched its deadliest attack in Mogadishu since two car-bombs claimed 121 lives and hundreds of casualties in the capital. At the busy resort, popular with young people, 37 were killed and 217 wounded in a four-hour gun battle.

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