On November 27, 2022, militants from Al-Shabaab stormed the Villa Rossa Hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia, holing themselves up in the facility until Somali forces recaptured it.

[3] In May 2022, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was elected, and due to his heavy anti-al-Shabaab stance, the militant group increased attacks against Mogadishu and the Somali government.

[6] Environmental Minister Adam Aw Hirsi, speaking to Reuters, stated that "bullets rained everywhere", and people in the hotel scrambled for the exit.

[6] al-Shabaab was in control of the hotel the entire night, and by the following morning, gunshots were still being heard in the surrounding area and police officers were attempting to launch a counter-operation to expel the attackers.

[12] In an attempt to leave the hotel, Somali Minister of Internal Security Mohamed Ahmed Ali Doodishe broke his leg.

[13] Security officials and Somali politicians after the attack expressed confusion as to how the militants were able to storm the hotel, as the area is extremely high-security.