A lengthy siege at Mogadishu’s Ambassador Hotel ended early Thursday, said Somali security official Ahmed Barre. One militant died in an initial car bomb attack, according to the National ...

The assault started when a vehicle laden with explosives detonated outside the Ambassador Hotel on Wednesday evening and three militants stormed inside the building, said the African Union Mission in ...

Somalia's rebel group al-Shabab has claimed responsibility. Capt. Mohamed Hussein says the attack Wednesday evening on the Ambassador Hotel is continuing. The Mogadishu hotel is frequented by ...