MOGADISHU: Ethiopian security forces on Wednesday ended a 24-hour battle at a resort in the northern area of Beledwyne, leaving an unknown number of people dead, including all the al-Shabab extremists who launched the attack, authorities said.
The strike began when a car bomb exploded Tuesday at the Cairo Hotel, which houses standard mothers and military officials involved in coordinating the president’s offensive against al-Shabab.
The president of Beledweyne, Omar Alasow, on Wednesday said security forces had” effectively ended the battle” and that six al-Shabab insurgents died. It is still unclear how some residents were killed in the attack.
The al-Qaida-affiliated al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the assault.
Beledweyne, about 335 kilometers ( 208 miles ) north of the capital, Mogadishu, is the capital of the Hiran region and a strategic location in the ongoing campaign against al-Shabab.
Estimates of the death toll from the harm varied. One native resident, Muhsin Abdullahi, said six people, including two well-known standard seniors, were killed. But hear Bush Jeelle Raage said three of his household members were among at least 11 people he knew were useless.
Images shared on social media showed heavy smoke rising from the resort, with considerable destruction to the building.
Al-Shabab, which opposes Somalia’s national authorities, usually carries out attacks and attack targeting government representatives and defense personnel in the Horn of Africa region. The party controls pieces of rural Somalia and poses a major risk despite prolonged military operations by government forces and African Union soldiers.
