In Mogadishu, emergency services and police personnel were guarding the Hayat hotel and its surrounds on Sunday after an aggressive assault by Al-Shabaab. Dr. Ali Haji Adam, the health minister, announced on Sunday afternoon that between Friday evening and Saturday night, there had been 117 injuries and 21 fatalities. Security personnel intervened during and after the 30-hour siege to rescue a number of trapped residents at the hotel.
“Security organizations concentrated on getting citizens out of the way during the activities. More than 106 individuals, including women and children, were saved “Major General Abdi Hassan Mohamed, the commissioner of the Somalian police, announced this on Sunday.
During the shootout between Somalian forces and the militants, the hotel sustained significant damage. Police had to search the structure as well because they thought there might be explosives there. Every Somali on Sunday awaited news of their missing family members with trepidation. “This whole situation is a catastrophe. We are being impacted on two levels since some of us know folks who have died and are dealing with property loss. The security forces and al Shabaab battled on top of us throughout the hotel siege, which lasted for around 32 hours. As you can see, this area has had a lot of properties demolished; these occurrences are frequent. We young men are often the targets of such assaults “, according to Mogadishu resident Abdiqani Ali Adam.
Government leaders frequently gather at the Hayat hotel, which Al-Shabaab insurgents have been targeting for the past 15 years.
Since the new president of Somalia took office in May, this al-Qaeda-affiliated group’s strike has been the bloodiest.
