Al-Shabaab attacked "a hotel on Lido Beach," a place frequented by the authorities. Security forces were able to save many people, according to the government.
In August 2020, al-Shabab launched a major attack on the Elite Hotel, killing ten civilians and one policeman. It took security forces four hours to regain control of the facility, it took four hours for the government to take back control of it, it said in a statement. The group has been trying to topple Somalia's government for 15 years.