Somali Security Forces Repel Terrorist Attack on Mayor's Office in Mogadishu

Terrorist organization al-Shabaab*, which is affiliated with al-Qaeda*, has been fighting the Somali government since the mid-2000s. Even though it was mainly forced out of Mogadishu and other major cities more than a decade ago, the group remains active in many parts of central and southern Somalia, occasionally conducting attacks in the capital.