US Army confirms the killing of Islamic State leader in Somalia
The US military confirmed Monday that it had killed the second-ranking Islamic State leader in Somalia in an air strike. US Africa Command said that...
Al-Shabaab
Cuban doctors kidnapped by suspected al-Shabab Islamic extremists in Kenya
Suspected Somali al-Shabab Islamic extremists kidnapped two Cuban doctors on Friday and killed their police protection officer in northeastern Kenya, police sources said. The sources...
Kenya wants the UN Security Council to recognise al Shabaab as a terrorist organisation
Kenya wants the UN Security Council to recognise al Shabaab as a terrorist organisation. The government has appealed to the Council to help Kenya fight...
Suicide car bomb killed at least ten people in the Somali capital Mogadishu
At least 10 people, including soldiers, civilians, and a deputy minister, were killed when a car bomb followed by gunfire targeted government buildings in the...
Al-Shabaab’s Kenyan commander suspected to have been killed in airstrike
A Kenyan-born top Al-Shabaab commander who is believed to be responsible for conducting the El Adde attack is suspected to be among 40 militants of...
At least 10 people are dead in car bomb attack outside hotel in Somalia claimed by Al Shabaab terrorists
An Islamic extremist group claimed a Mogadishu hotel was the intended target, but a police officer said militants detonated...
U.S. airstrike kills at least 35 Al-Shabaab suspects in Somalia
The US Africa Command estimated 35 al-Shabab "terrorists" were killed in an aerial bombing targeting the jihadi group in Somalia's central Hiran region.
How Al Shabaab terrorists are circulating millions of terror money unnoticed
When Mr Hassan Abdi Nur, a mobile money agent, was arraigned for the 14 Riverside Drive attack, it must have come as a shock to...
Abdifatah Abubakar Abdi
In 2015, Abubakar Abdi was placed on the Kenyan government's wanted list of terrorists known or suspected to be members of al-Shabaab. He is wanted...
Ahmad Iman Ali
Ali is a prominent al-Shabaab commander who has served as the group's leader in Kenya since 2012. He is director of the group's Kenyan operations,...
Mahad Moalim
Moalim acts as Abdiqadr Mumin's 'deputy' and is responsible for facilitating shipments of fighters and arms from Yemen to Somalia. Mumin is the emir of...
Al-Shabaab
Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen, more commonly known as al-Shabaab, is a Salafist jihadist fundamentalist group based in East Africa. In 2012, it pledged allegiance to the...