BREAKING NEWS

Loud blasts heard near Somali rebel bases

By REUTERS

JANUARY 21, 2012 14:52

MOGADISHU - Two loud explosions rocked a rebel stronghold about 13 km from the Somali capital on Saturday and a third blast was heard close by, residents said, but it was unclear who Was behind them.

"We heard two big explosions and then we saw clouds of smoke rising from near the bases of al Shabaab near the Al Hayaat hospital," Keise Osman, a resident of Elasha, told Reuters.

Another resident from Lafole, close to Elasha, said she heard the first two blasts and then a third explosion nearby.

"We are in shock. We do not know if they are shells from the African Union (AU) forces or missiles from a warplane," Shukri Farah said from Lafole.

The al Qaeda-linked insurgents said artillery fired by the AU's AMISOM peacekeepers had struck Elasha town, hitting a civilian car and narrowly missing the hospital.

Man's body found in building in open area in Sderot

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

04/30/2024 01:20 AM

Iran's Khamenei celebrates anti-Israel campus protests in Hebrew X post

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

04/30/2024 12:03 AM

Hamas delegation leaves Cairo and will return with ceasefire response

By REUTERS , JERUSALEM POST STAFF

04/29/2024 11:50 PM

White House on university protests: No place for antisemitism on campus

By HANNAH SARISOHN

04/29/2024 10:21 PM