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U.s. and those from all around the world. this is "cnn newsroom".." now we begin this hour in somalia. that's where alsha shabab carried out a deadly attack on sunday at this upscale hotel by ramming a vehicle with explosives into the gate. the hotel is home to the diplomatic missions of several nations, including that of china. the attack took place while u.s. president obama was visiting somalia's western neighbor kenya. while there, he gave a spirited speech that included a pledge of support from the u.s. in kenya's fight against extremists like al that shabaab. take a listen. >> year' go...

Threats to its security. engagement whether with the pkk or isis will come at a cost. airstrikes and crackdowns rarely eliminate threats, especially not in a region this volatile where tensions run deep and alliance are murky. arwa damon, cnn, istanbul. now to a surprising admission from syria's president, four years into a civil war, he says his forces are, in fact stretched thin. in a televised speech, he conceded the government is struggling against isis and other islamic militants he announced an amnesty for draft dodgers to boost their numbers. they are conceding territory because there...

We begin in somalia, where terror group al shabab is claiming responsibility for a deadly attack at an upscale hotel in mogadishu. >> that's right. police say at least 15 people were killed when a suicide bomber rammed the front gate with a vehicle loaded with explosives. al shabab says it was targeting western envoys. the hotel house the diplomatic missions of several countries, and that includes china as well. >> the attacks happened while the u.s. president was in neighboring kenya for the first leg of his africa tour. barack obama gave a passionate speech in nairobi, saying the u.s. and ke...

Trip as something of a family reunion. he sang and danced with relatives like half-sister alma who introduced mr. obama as a man who first visited kenya in an old volkswagen and returned in a motorcade. >> he gets it. he's one of us. >> reporter: kenyans swarmed the president as he departed knowing the next time he returns to this land it will be when he's out of office, though one woman told us he left a message that will last. >> i think it's going to change my life actually by preventing a woman from hargsment. >> reporter: just as the president departed, there were reporting of casualties ...

Intenseifying fight. >> reporter: turkey is now fighting on two fronts bombing isis for the first time in syria, making the nation a target for isis revenge, and going after the pkk. the kurdistan workers' party in northern iraq which turkey has long labeled a terrorist organization. which already proved it can and will retaliate. laying an ambush for turkish security forces in the country's kurdish heartland, killing two. the shaky cease-fire with the pkk officially dead. turkey also launched a countrywide anti-terrorism operation, rounding up some 850 individuals the government says have tie...