Makka al-Mukarama hotel attack

Makka al-Mukarama hotel attack
Part of Somali Civil War (2009–present)
Location of Mogadishu in Somalia
Location	Makka Al-mukarama road, Mogadishu, Somalia
Coordinates	02°02′03″N 45°19′17″E / 2.03417°N 45.32139°E / 2.03417; 45.32139
Date	27 March 2015 17:00 (local time) (UTC+03:00)
Attack type	Suicide car bombing, shooting
Weapons	Explosives, guns
Deaths	more than 20[1]
Injured	28[1]
Perpetrator	Al-Shabaab

On 27 March 2015, Al-Shabaab militants launched an attack on the Makka al-Mukarama hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia. The siege ended a few hours later on 28 March, after the National Intelligence and Security Agency's Gaashaan unit stormed the premises, recaptured it, and killed all five of the attackers. According to the Ministry of Information, around 20 people died during the standoff, including the perpetrators, security forces, hotel security guards and some civilians, with around 28 wounded. The special forces also rescued more than 50 hotel guests.^[1] President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud ordered an investigation into the attack,^[2] and the Ministry of Information announced that the federal government was slated to pass new laws to curb illicit firearms.^[3] On 8 May, the Makka al-Mukarama hotel officially reopened after having undergone renovations.^[4]