| 2023 Mogadishu hotel attack | |
| Location: | Mogadishu, Somalia |
| Partof: | the Somali Civil War |
| Target: | Civilians |
| Type: | Bombing, siege, shootout |
| Fatalities: | 16 (including 7 perpetrators) |
| Injuries: | 10 |
| Perpetrators: | Al-Shabaab |
On 10 June 2023, al-Shabaab militants attacked a hotel in Lido Beach, Mogadishu, Somalia, resulting in the killing of six civilians, three soldiers and seven attackers.[1] [2] [3]
See also: Timeline of al-Shabaab-related events. Jihadist group al-Shabaab began an insurgency in 2006, trying to overthrow the internationally backed Somali government and impose a severe form of Sharia law.[3] The Islamist group have carried out many attacks in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, targeting civilian buildings including hotels and restaurants as well as military and political targets.[3]
On the night of 9–10 June 2023, al-Shabaab attacked the popular, upmarket Pearl Beach hotel and restaurant in Mogadishu's Lido Beach.[3] Seven gunmen attacked its restaurant after detonating a bomb there.[3] They killed at least six civilians and three members of the security forces.[3] By the end of the siege, 84 people were released.[4] All the attackers were shot dead by the security forces.[3]