The United States has imposed sanctions on eight individuals and one entity in Somalia for their alleged involvement in weapons trafficking for the Islamic State of Somalia terror group (banned in Russia), the US Department of the Treasury said in a press release on Tuesday

The US military conducted an airstrike in Somalia that killed the leader of the al-Shabab terror group (banned in Russia), the US Africa Command (AFRICOM) said on Monday

Spokesperson of the foreign office Asim Iftikhar Ahmad has expressed heartfelt condolences to the families who lost their loved ones and pray for speedy recovery of those injured.

The number of deaths from the attack of al-Shabaab terrorists (banned in Russia) on Hayat Hotel in the Somali capital of Mogadishu has risen to 30, the Dalsan local radio station reported on Saturday