Uganda: 2 Army Majors Sacked For Running Away In Attack That Killed 50 Colleagues
At least 50 Ugandan soldiers were killed in the attack, officials say. The convicted officers, Majors Zadock Abor and John Oluka were said to have...
Al-Shabaab
Al-Shabab Could Recapture Sectors Under AU Troops
Reducing the African Union troops in Somalia could trigger sweeping attacks from Al-Shabab leading to the recapture of sectors formerly under the control of the...
Somali security forces arrest 28 people over al-Shabab links
Somali security forces on Tuesday arrested 28 people who were planning to join the al-Shabab militant group, according to officials. The arrests were made in...
CS Kindiki to name 19 terror masterminds
Speaking in Mkunumbi, Lamu West Constituency after meeting security teams and community leaders, Kindiki said the sponsors will be required to answer to the charges....
ATMIS, Somali forces intensify joint fight against al-Shabab amid drawdown pause
The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) said on Thursday that it has intensified its joint military offensives with Somali security forces despite a...
Somali forces capture al-Shabab strongholds in southwestern region
Somalia National Army (SNA) forces on Wednesday captured four villages, which were al-Shabab's strongholds in the country's southwestern region, as part of an offensive to...
Al-Shabaab Launches a Dawn Attack On Army Camp in Central Somalia
An attack that started with heavy explosions followed by a direct fight took place early on Sunday morning at a position of the army in...
Somali army kills over 30 al-Shabab militants in central region
More than 30 al-Shabab militants were killed and several others injured in heavy fighting between al-Shabab and Somali National Army (SNA) backed by forces from...
Somali army, local militias kill at least 100 al-Shabaab terrorists: Minister
Somali said Thursday that its forces backed by local militias killed at least 100 al-Shabaab terrorists in central Galmudug state. Information Minister Daud Aweis told...
Abukar Ali Adan
Ali Adan is designated for being deputy leader of al-Shabaab. According to Reuters, back to March 2010, he was Shabaab’s “chairman” along the border with...
2 al-Shabab terrorists killed in blast in Kenya
At least two al-Shabab logisticians were killed when a bomb they were assembling exploded at a village in Kenya's eastern county of Garissa, police said....
Senior al-Shabaab weapons, explosives smuggler apprehended in Somalia: Spy agency
The National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) in Somalia announced Friday that it apprehended a senior al-Shabaab operative responsible for procuring weaponry and explosives from...