Shebab Islamists attacked a hotel near the presidential palace in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, on Thursday March 14, we learned from security sources and witnesses. The attack, claimed by the Islamist group, began around 9:45 p.m.
when armed men stormed the hotel in a barrage of bullets. Shebab has been fighting the Somali federal government, supported by the international community, for more than 16 years. They have been considered a terrorist group by Washington since 2008.