2013 Beledweyne attacks

July 2022 Al-Shabaab massacres in Somalia In late 2013, al-Shabaab carried out two major suicide attacks in Beledweyne, Somalia, killing 35 people.2013-10-19 Somali suicide bombing kills AU soldiers in Beledweyne en-GB BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-24595012 2022-02-222013-11-19 Somali African Union Beledweyne base hit by bomb attack en-GB BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-24998892 2022-02-22 Background The Islamist group al-Shabaab began their insurgency in the 2000s. Previous actions by al-Shabaab in Beledweyne, Hiran, Hirshabelle State, included a suicide car bombing in 2009 which killed 57 people at a hotel as well as battles in 2010 and 2011. October bombing At 11 am on 19 October 2013 in Beledweyne, a suicide bomber wearing an explosive belt detonated it inside a crowded restaurant, killing 16 people. On the same day, al-Shabaab claimed responsibility, saying their main target was Djiboutian and Ethiopian troops who were part of the African Union Mission to Somalia. Some AU soldiers were killed, but most of those killed were civilians. November attack At 11am on 19 November 2013 in Beledweyne, a suicide car bomber rammed a police station. Gunmen then stormed the building and shot people inside. At least 19 people were killed. On the same day, al-Shabaab claimed responsibility. See also 2022 Beledweyne bombing References Category:2013 murders in Somalia Category:2013 building bombings Category:2013 mass shootings in Africa Category:2010s vehicle-ramming attacks Category:21st-century mass murders in Somalia Category:Al-Shabaab (militant group) attacks in Beledweyne Category:Attacks on police stations in 2013 Category:Restaurant bombings in Somalia 2013 attacks Category:Car and truck bombings in 2013 Category:Islamic terrorist incidents in 2013 Category:2013 mass murders Category:Mass shootings in Somalia Category:October 2013 crimes in Africa Category:November 2013 crimes in Africa Category:Somali Civil War (2009–present) Category:Suicide bombings in 2013 Category:Suicide car and truck bombings in Somalia Category:Terrorist incidents in Somalia in 2013 Category:Vehicle-ramming attacks in Africa Category:Attacks in Africa in 2013 Category:Attacks on police stations in Somalia