US airstrike kills 5 al-Shabaab militants in Somalia
The US military killed five al-Shabaab militants in a “collective self-defense airstrike” in Somalia, US Africa Command announced Thursday. The strike was taken at the...
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Somali army kills 30 al-Shabaab terrorists in operation
The Somali army killed at least 30 al-Shabaab terrorists, including two so-called commanders, during a military operation on Wednesday, the Defense Ministry said. The Somali...
Somali City of Baidoa Cut Off By Al-Shabaab Blockade
Baidoa, the largest city of the South West state in Somalia has been blockaded by Al-Shabaab since Tuesday, July 11, 2023. This ahead of a...
UN official: Africa is ‘key battleground for terrorism’
Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for an attack that killed six civilians and three Soldiers at the Pearl Beach Hotel restaurant in Mogadishu, Somalia, in early June....
Somali army kills 18 Al-Shabaab terrorists in successful operation
The Somali National Army's Commandos unit conducted a successful operation in the Budbud area and Galcad town of the Galgudud region in Galmudug State, officials...
2 terror suspects from Tanzania arrested in Moyale while heading to Somalia
Two terror suspects who were travelling from Tanzania to Somalia to join the al-Shabaab militia group have been arrested. 30-year-old Sadam Jafari Kitia and 25-year-old...
Somalia: Somali Govt Says 40 Al-Shabaab Members Killed in Jubaland
The SNA forces with the support of the Jubaland regional soldiers have carried out several operations in which many Al-Shabaab fighters died. The operations took...
Kenya’s rise in al-Shabaab attacks calls for localised solutions
In the past three weeks, over 30 security force officers have been killed by improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in more than 10 attacks across north-eastern...
Somali military kills 40 Al-Shabaab fighters
The Somali military said on Sunday it had killed around 40 fighters and commanders of the Islamist terrorist militia Al-Shabaab. The United States supported the...
Parallels Al Shabaab Mozambique and Boko Haram have a lot in common
Terrorism is a global problem affecting many countries. Until 2017, however, southern Africa was largely spared from this phenomenon. The bloody conflict sparked by Ansar...
US airstrikes kill 10 al-Shabaab members in Somalia
Ten al-Shabaab members were killed by airstrikes conducted by US Africa Command in Somalia in the overnight hours of Saturday, the Defense Department announced. “At...
Mozambican Terror Group Is Strikingly Similar to Nigeria’s Deadly Boko Haram
Terrorism is a global problem affecting many countries. Until 2017, however, southern Africa was largely spared from this phenomenon. The bloody conflict sparked by Ansar...