August 2022 Mogadishu attack

2022 Hayat Hotel terror attack
Part of the Somali Civil War
Date	19–21 August 2022 15:23 – after 30 hours (EAT +3)
Target	Hotel Hayat
Attack type	Car bombing, mass shooting, suicide bombing
Weapons	Car bombs, guns
Deaths	22
Injured	30
Perpetrators	Al-Shabaab
Motive	Act of terrorism

During the evening of 19 August 2022, al-Shabaab gunmen and militants attacked the Hayat Hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia. ^[1] Initially, two car bombs exploded. Gunmen then stormed the hotel, shooting people and taking hostages. At least 22 people were killed, and 30 others were wounded. ^[2] The number of gunmen involved in the attack was unknown. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Reaction

•  Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud held an extraordinary meeting with the National Security Committee and, during a televised address, declared "total war" against al-Shabaab. ^{[6] [7]}
•  Pakistan The Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the attack. ^[8]
•  United States The United States Department of State released a statement condemning the attacks and praising Somalia's security forces. ^[9]
•  Turkey The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Türkiye) Press Released Regarding the Terrorist Attacks in Somalia (Mogadishu). ^[10]

See also

• Mogadishu bombings
• Timeline of al-Shabaab-related events

References

1. "Hotel siege in Somalia ends after 30 hours with 21 dead, 117 hurt - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
2. "Somalia: Türk decries steep rise in civilian casualties amid surge in Al-Shabaab attacks". OHCHR. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
3. "Al-Shabaab: Islamists kill 12 in Somali hotel attack". BBC News . 20 August 2022. Archived from the original on 21 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
4. Faruk, Omar (20 August 2022). "Gunmen storm hotel in Somali capital, leave 20 dead". Associated Press . Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
5. Naruk, Omar (21 August 2022). "Somali forces end hotel attack that left 21 dead, 117 hurt". ABC News. Archived from the original on 21 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
6. "President Hassan Sheikh presides over a meeting with the National Security Committee". Somali National News Agency. 23 August 2022. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
7. Dhaysane, Mohamed (24 August 2022). "Somalia's President Vows 'Total War' Against al-Shabab". Voice of America. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
8. "Pakistan strongly condemns terrorist attack on hotel in Mogadishu". www.radio.gov.pk. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
9. "Terrorist Attack in Mogadishu". United States Department of State. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
10. "No: 261, 20 August 2022, Press Release Regarding the Terrorist Attacks in Somalia / Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Foreign Affairs". www.mfa.gov.tr. Retrieved 8 September 2022.

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