Officials say attacks started off with suicide car bombs on both bases, followed by infantry attack
But with conflicting accounts, number of deaths is unclear in Monday attack on central Somalia town of Ba'adweyne
Militants drove suicide vehicle at camp west of Kismayo
A firelight is reported inside the hotel between the militants and hotel guards
Heavily-armed al-Shabab militants, who control parts of the region, tried to impose taxes on residents of Shabellow village
Officials believe the weapons were hidden in food and other items smuggled into the prison when inmates receive visits twice a week
Mohamed Mohamud Siyad was travelling in vehicle from Jowhar town to the capital Mogadishu when he was abducted, security source tells VOA Somali
The deadliest attack took place in Wanlaweyn, 90 kilometers west of Mogadishu, when an improvised explosive device planted near the home of military o
Militants had heavy weaponry including rocket launchers, residents said
According to multiple reliable sources in the town, at least 10 militants and six fighters belonging to the pro-government militia were killed during
Such attacks have brought education to a near-standstill in Kenya's Mandera, Garissa and Wajir counties
19 militants also were killed when the Islamist group attacked two bases Friday, according to officials and residents
Majority of deaths occurred in Somalia, according to records compiled by the independent group Armed Conflict, Location and Event Data Project, or ACL
Three other people were reportedly injured in the attack on the bus, which was traveling from the city of Mombasa to Lamu town