Who attacked a hotel in Somalia?

According to Somalia’s national television, militants attacked a hotel in the capital Mogadishu on January 31. Currently, Somali security forces are fighting with militants and rescue operations are still underway. The Somali extremist group Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack. According to CNN, Somalia’s former defense minister was killed in the attack.

It is reported that the Somali Al-Shabaab is the main anti-government armed organization in Somalia. Its predecessor is the "Islamic Courts Union" established in 1991. It is associated with the "Al Qaeda" organization and uses vicious means to undermine peace and stability in Somalia. A terrorist organization in a civil society.

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International attitudes:

In 2013, then United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on members of the Security Council to support the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). Provide economic and military assistance to combat the growing extremist forces of "Al-Shabaab" in Somalia and maintain the stability of Somalia's regime. Ban Ki-moon said that if the "Al-Shabaab" continues to expand terrorism in East Africa, the African Union military supported by the United Nations will carry out a new round of strikes against it.

In a letter to the 15 member states of the Security Council that has not yet been made public, Ban Ki-moon said: "The deterioration of the security situation has threatened Somalia's already very fragile political process. In order to avoid regime instability in the country, , the United Nations must restart and strengthen its attack on Al-Shabaab.”

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