On July 26, 2015, the Jazeera Palace Hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia was struck by a suicide bomber driving a vehicle packed with explosives.

[1][4] al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack.

[1][2] On July 10, 2015, Shabab had attacked two hotels and a stadium housing peacekeepers.

[5] The heavily guarded hotel was regarded as secure and favored by diplomats and high-ranking government officials.

[1] The Jazeera Palace Hotel bombing by al Shabaab was endorsed by the Turkistan Islamic Party[6][7]