Somali security forces ended a nearly one-day siege by al-Shabab militants after successfully charging into the Villa Rose Hotel in the capital, Mogadishu. The militants killed eight people at the building near the president’s residence, police said. Explosions and gunfire could be continuously heard from inside the hotel on Monday while the security forces fought … Continue reading Somalia’s Villa Rose Attack: Troops Overtake Al-Shabab Fighters; End Seige