The raid at the Qahira Hotel took place as politicians, security officials and traditional elders were meeting to discuss plans for an offensive against al-Shabab in central Somalia.

Video circulating on social media shows parts of the Qahira Hotel reduced to rubble. The Islamist militant group al-Shabab immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.

From its commanding perch nearly 5,000 feet above sea level, the ancient al-Qahira Castle has watched over Yemen’s third-largest city of Taiz for more than 800 years. It has witnessed empires ...

The attack on the Qahira Hotel began early Tuesday with an explosives-laden vehicle detonating outside the building, followed by gunmen who entered the premises, according to police and witnesses.

The raid at the Qahira Hotel took place as politicians, security officials and traditional elders were meeting to discuss plans for an offensive against al-Shabab in central Somalia.

Gunmen storm hotel in central Somalia, at least four killed World Tuesday, 11 Mar 2025 5:58 PM MYT ...

Staff Reporter GAROWE ONLINE Posted On 11-03-2025, 08:26PM BELEDWEYNE, Somalia - Somalia's security forces neutralized 3 Al-Shabaab attackers who initiated the attack within Qahira Hotel in the city ...

Police said at least four people had been killed, but witnesses told the BBC the death toll had risen to 10, with the security forces still battling the gunmen at the Qahira Hotel.

A giant Yemeni flag waves at the historic 12th-century citadel of al-Qahira in Taiz, in 2021, ahead of celebrations of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha. Ahmad al-Basha / AFP From its commanding ...

Police said at least four people had been killed, but witnesses told the BBC the death toll had risen to 10, with the security forces still battling the gunmen at the Qahira Hotel.