August 2022 Mogadishu attack

During the evening of 19 August 2022, al-Shabaab gunmen and militants attacked the Hayat Hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia.^[1] Initially, two car bombs exploded. Gunmen then stormed the hotel, shooting people and taking hostages. At least 22 people were killed, and 30 others were wounded.^[2] The number of gunmen involved in the attack was unknown.^[3][4][5]

2022 Hayat Hotel terror attack
Part of the Somali Civil War
Date	19–21 August 2022 15:23 – after 30 hours (EAT +3)
Target	Hotel Hayat
Attack type	Car bombing, mass shooting, suicide bombing
Weapons	Car bombs, guns
Deaths	22
Injured	30
Perpetrators	Al-Shabaab
Motive	Act of terrorism

Reaction

•  Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud held an extraordinary meeting with the National Security Committee and, during a televised address, declared "total war" against al-Shabaab.^[6][7]
•  Pakistan The Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the attack.^[8]
•  United States The United States Department of State released a statement condemning the attacks and praising Somalia's security forces.^[9]
•  Turkey The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Türkiye) Press Released Regarding the Terrorist Attacks in Somalia (Mogadishu).^[10]

See also

• Mogadishu bombings
• Timeline of al-Shabaab-related events