Al Shabab militant group claims responsibility for a car bomb attack that killed at least 16 people in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu
The Al-Qaeda-linked Al Shabab militant group claimed responsibility for the attack.
The group often targets high-profile areas in Mogadishu with suicide bombings. Those often include security checkpoints, hotels and government offices. The group was chased out of the capital several years ago but continues to hold large parts of rural southern and central Somalia, taxing local people and travelers to fund its deadly quest to establish a state. It has thousands of fighters.
The United States military has dramatically increased the number of deadly air strikes against the group since President Donald Trump took office. The US is one of a number of actors fighting Al Shabab, including a multinational African Union force, Somali forces and Kenyan troops.
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