Al Shabab claims responsibility for the attack on the Hawaadley military facility north of Mogadishu that also left 12 soldiers wounded.
The Al Shabab terror group has claimed responsibility for the attacks in Buuloburte and Jalaqsi.
Armed militant group Al Shabab has claimed responsibility for deadly blasts in Mahas town in central Hiran region.
UNICEF says around 20.2 million children are under the threat of severe hunger, thirst and disease as climate crisis, conflict, global inflation and grain shortages devastate the region.
At least eight civilians were killed after Al Shabab terrorists stormed a popular hotel in Mogadishu, a police spokesperson said.
Al Shabab terror group says its militants attacked the hotel Villa Rose, which is near the presidential palace in central Mogadishu, where a blast and gunfire were heard.
Mogadishu urged the UN Security Council to "seriously consider" an African Union statement that encouraged the urgent lifting of the embargo.
The attack began with two suicide car bombs at around 0200GMT, followed by hours of heavy fighting, a military official says.
Somalia's defence ministry says at least 100 militants are killed in the central Hiran region.
At hospitals and elsewhere, frantic relatives peeked under plastic sheeting and into body bags, looking for loved ones.
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud announces latest death toll, a day after two cars packed with explosives were detonated minutes apart followed by gunfire in capital Mogadishu, causing mass casualties.
Attack in Mogadishu occurred on a day when president, prime minister and other senior officials were meeting to discuss combating attacks by armed groups.
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