The Beachside Elite hotel was taken over by the jihadist with the threat of a suicide bomb. Soliman forces met the Jihadist with a four-hour gun battle. More than 200 hotel guests were rescued. Recently attacks by the group have been at an increase in Somalia.
Source: https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/w/somalian-special-forces-end-al-shabab-hotel-siege