World Oct 23 8 killed in Somalia as militants attack hotel in city of Kismayo, al-Shabab claims responsibility By Omar Faruk, Associated Press
World Jul 13 Somali forces end extremist siege of Kismayo hotel; 26 dead Islamic extremists blew up the gate of a Somali hotel with a car bomb and took over the building for more than 14 hours, leaving 26 people dead before Somali forces who besieged the hotel overnight killed the attackers. The… By Abdi Guled, Associated Press
Nation Jan 01 Ethiopian Backed Troops Take Last Major City from Somali Islamists After two weeks of clashes, troops of Somalia's fledgling U.N.-organized government swept into the southern city of Kismayo with the help of Ethiopian firepower Monday, taking back the final major city controlled by Islamic militias. By PBS News Hour