March 2021 Mogadishu bombing

March 2021 Mogadishu bombing
Part of the Somali Civil War
Location	Mogadishu, Somalia
Date	5 March 2021
Target	Restaurant
Attack type	Suicide car bombing
Deaths	21 (including the perpetrator)
Non-fatal injuries	30
Assailant	Al-Shabaab
Motive	Islamic extremism

War in Somalia

(2009–present)

Battles: South Mogadishu; Mogadishu (2009); Central Somalia; Wabho; Kismayo (2009); Beledweyne; Ayn; Kenyan border; Galgala; Mogadishu (2010–2011); Gedo; Lower Juba; Linda Nchi; Kismayo (2012); Yurkud (2012); Bulo Marer; Operation Indian Ocean; Leego; Janale

Major bombings: AU Base (2009); Beledweyne (2009); Mogadishu (2010); Kampala (2010); Mogadishu (2011); Mogadishu (2013); Villa Somalia (2014); Mogadishu (2015); Makka al-Mukarama (2015); Baidoa (2015)

Chronology: 2006; 2007; 2008; 2009; 2010; 2011; 2012; 2013; 2014; 2015

On 5 March 2021, a suicide car bombing occurred outside Luul Yemeni restaurant in Mogadishu, Somalia.^[1] The attack killed at least 20 people and injured another 30.^[2] Later the same day, jihadist group al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.^[3]

References[]

↑ "At least 20 killed by suicide car bomb blast in Somalia". Al Jazeera English. 5 March 2021. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/5/at-least-20-killed-by-suicide-car-bomb-blast-in-somalia. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
↑ "At least 20 killed by suicide car bomb near restaurant in Somalia capital". Reuters. 5 March 2021. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-somalia-violence/at-least-20-killed-by-suicide-car-bomb-near-restaurant-in-somalia-capital-idUSKCN2AX28U. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
↑ "Mogadischu: Viele Tote bei Anschlag in Somalia" (in de). Die Zeit. 5 March 2021. https://www.zeit.de/politik/ausland/2021-03/mogadischu-somalia-anschlag-al-shabaab. Retrieved 7 March 2021.

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Timeline	2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

Background	History of Somalia (1991–2006) Greater Somalia Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa Somali Civil War Factions Diplomatic and humanitarian efforts Propaganda Disarmament Advance of the Islamic Courts Union (2006) Battle of Mogadishu (2006) Ethiopian–Somali conflict Insurgency in Ogaden Somali Reconciliation Conferences 1993 2002 2007

Operations and battles	Battle of South Mogadishu Battle of Mogadishu (2009) Battle for Central Somalia (2009) Battle of Wabho Battle of Kismayo (2009) Battle of Beledweyne (2010) 2010 Ayn clashes 2010 Kenya–Al-Shabaab border clash Battle of Mogadishu (2010–2011) Battle of Jubbada Hoose Battle of Gedo Battle of Elwaq Operation Linda Nchi Battle of Deynile Battle of Beledweyne (2011) Battle of Yurkud (2012) Battle of Kismayo (2012) Bulo Marer hostage rescue attempt Operation Indian Ocean Galgala campaign Battle of Baure Battle of Leego (2015) Battle of Janale (2015) Battle of El Adde Qandala campaign Battle of Kulbiyow 2017 raid on Barii Battle of Af Urur 2017 Golweyn ambush 2018 African Union base attack in Bulo Marer Camp Simba attack 2021 Mogadishu mutiny 2021 Golweyn ambush 2021 Galmudug clashes

Attacks	2009 African Union base bombings in Mogadishu 2009 Beledweyne bombing 2009 Hotel Shamo bombing May 2010 Mogadishu bombings 2010 Kampala bombings Muna Hotel attack 2011 Mogadishu bombing June 2013 Mogadishu attack 2013 Mogadishu Turkish embassy attack Westgate shopping mall attack 2013 Beledweyne attacks 2014 Villa Somalia attack 2014 Hotel Amalo attack 2015 Central Hotel attack Makka al-Mukarama hotel attack Garissa University College attack 2015 Ministry of Higher Education attack 2015 Garowe attack Jazeera Palace Hotel bombing Sahafi Hotel attacks January 2016 Mogadishu attack Daallo Airlines Flight 159 February 2016 Mogadishu attack Baidoa suicide bombing June 2016 Mogadishu attacks 2016 Galkayo bombings November 2016 Mogadishu car bombing December 2016 Mogadishu suicide bombing 2 January 2017 Mogadishu bombings Dayah Hotel attack February 2017 Mogadishu bombing 14 October 2017 Mogadishu bombings 28 October 2017 Mogadishu attacks February 2018 Mogadishu attacks March 2018 Mogadishu bombing July 2018 Mogadishu bombings 2 September 2018 Mogadishu bombing Sahafi Hotel attacks December 2018 Mogadishu bombing Nairobi DusitD2 complex attack Nairobi Latema Road blast 4 February 2019 Mogadishu bombing 28 February 2019 Mogadishu bombings Asasey Hotel attack 22 July 2019 Mogadishu bombing 24 July 2019 Mogadishu bombing 2019 Kenya bus shooting December 2019 Mogadishu bombing 2020 Afgooye bombing August 2020 Mogadishu bombing 2020 Galkayo bombing March 2021 Mogadishu bombing June 2021 Mogadishu bombing November 2021 Mogadishu bombing February 2022 Beledweyne bombing March 2022 Somalia attacks

OEF–HOA	2009 Baraawe raid Bulo Marer hostage rescue attempt 2013 raid on Barawe 2017 raid on Barii

Other events	Death of Noramfaizul Mohd Nor London Somalia Conference Abdiaziz Abdinur Ibrahim controversy Daallo Airlines Flight 159 Awdiinle massacre

Key players	Al-Shabaab Mukhtar Robow Ali Dhere Fuad Qalaf Hizbul Islam Hassan Dahir Aweys Hassan Abdullah Hersi al-Turki Federal Government of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud Omar Sharmarke Mohamed Sheikh Hassan Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a Galmudug Abdi Hasan Awale Puntland Abdiweli Gaas AMISOM AFRICOM Islamic State in Somalia

Previous phase: Somalia War (2006–2009)

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