2014 Villa Somalia attack

Terrorist incident in Somalia 2014 Villa Somalia attack So-map.png Location of Mogadishu in Somalia Mogadishu, Somalia Somali Civil War (2009–present) 21 February 2014 Suicide bombing, shooting >14 On 21 February 2014, Al-Shabaab militants launched a surprise attack on the Somali presidential palace Villa Somalia in Mogadishu, where the president and speaker of parliament live and have their offices. All nine of the attackers were slain during the ensuing shootout with palace guards and security, with at least five Somali security officials also killed. Overview The assault was presumably targeting government officials praying at the compound mosque.allAfrica.com: Somalia: Al-Shabaab Attack On Villa Somalia an 'Act of Desperation From a Dying Animal' (Page 1 of 3) The heavily armed fighters were traveling in three cars and were dressed in guard uniforms and red berets worn by security at the palace. They were able to talk their way through the outer perimeter of security. Once past that, one of the cars, which was rigged with a suicide bomb, blasted through the gate of the compound, creating an entryway into the palace. Two of the suicide bombers were killed in the incident.BBC News - Somali presidential palace: 'Car bomb' attack in Mogadishu The seven other men dismounted their cars and engaged in an intensive shoot-out with palace guards. According to a senior official reporting about the attack, all of the militants died, with some blowing themselves up, while others were shot. Several government guards also died during the exchange.Shabaab suicide assault team attacks Somali presidential compound – The Long War Journal The Al-Shabab militants were eventually overwhelmed by Somali government reinforcements along with AMISOM troops. Government casualties were estimated at five palace guards, including deputy intelligence chief of the Somali Army Gen. Mohamed Nur Shirbow and Mohamed Abdulle, a close aide to the prime minister. Several Somali soldiers were also killed. All nine of the attackers were slain.https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/22/world/africa/somalia.html?_r=0 Militants Attack Presidential Palace in Somalia The New York Times 21 February 2014 Ibrahim Mohamed Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was reported unharmed along with the prime minister. The Interior Ministry subsequently held a press conference in front of the palace, where the bodies of seven of the attackers were displayed.https://news.yahoo.com/presidential-palace-somalia-hit-car-bomb-gun-attack-103203360.html Somalia's Shebab in major suicide attack on presidential palace - Yahoo News 2015-08-18 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140303041449/http://news.yahoo.com/presidential-palace-somalia-hit-car-bomb-gun-attack-103203360.html 2014-03-03 See also 2014 timeline of the War in Somalia References Somalia Category:2010s crimes in Mogadishu Category:Al-Shabaab (militant group) attacks in Mogadishu Category:2014 mass shootings in Africa Category:February 2014 crimes in Africa Category:Islamic terrorist incidents in 2014 Category:2014 mass murders Category:Mass shootings in Somalia Category:Somali Civil War (2009–present) Category:Suicide bombings in Mogadishu Category:Terrorist incidents in Somalia in 2014 Category:Mass murders in Mogadishu Category:21st-century mass murders in Somalia Category:Suicide bombings in 2014 Category:Car and truck bombings in 2014 Category:Suicide car and truck bombings in Somalia Category:Attacks on government buildings and structures in Mogadishu Category:2014 murders in Somalia Category:2014 in politics Category:Attacks on official residences Category:Murder–suicides in Mogadishu