“Make ready for them whatever force and strings of horses you can, to strike terror into the enemy of Allah and your enemy, and others besides them that you know not; Allah knows them. And whatever you spend in the way of Allah shall be repaid you in full; you will not be wronged.” (Qur’an 8:60)
“Militants Attack Beachfront Hotel in Somali Capital,” by Harun Maruf, VOA News, August 16, 2020 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):
Militants have carried out an attack on a beachfront hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Sunday, killing at least five people and injuring nearly 30 others, officials said.
Officials and witnesses told VOA Somali that a car bomb exploded outside Elite hotel at Mogadishu’s Lido Beach. Moments later armed gunmen stormed the hotel.
Security forces have arrived the scene and are battling the militates [sic] holed up inside.
Al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for the attack….
Abdirazak Aden Osman, a security guard at a nearby hotel, said he heard a huge explosion which rocked the area.
“It was a massive explosion,” he said. “Glass from broken windows fell on us.”…