Somalia announces the death of the head of Al Shabaab’s Radicalization Department
The Somali Armed Forces have reported on Sunday the death of 150 militiamen of the jihadist group Al Shabaab in military operations carried out in...
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List of Nairobi churches and malls targeted by al Shabaab
Makadara sub-county police commander Timon Odingo has called for increased surveillance in these high-target areas.
Somali leaders visit district liberated from Shabaab militants
Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre on Wednesday visited Adan Yabal, a town in Middle Shabelle region, about 220 kilometres north of Mogadishu, which was...
28 al-Shabab terrorists killed in Middle Shabelle region
At least 28 al-Shabab militants were killed and several others wounded in a fresh operation in Somalia's Middle Shabelle region on Wednesday, authorities said.
Uprising by Somali clans puts al-Qaeda-linked militants on the defensive
A determined but often chaotic uprising by clan militias supported by Somali government troops has forced the al-Shabab militant group, one of al-Qaeda’s wealthiest and...
Two dead in al-Shabaab attack on car in Mandera
A father and his son were Sunday morning killed when suspected al-Shabaab militants attacked a vehicle between Jabibar and Bamboo in Mandera North, police said.
Suspected Al Shabaab militants carjack a civilian vehicle in Mandera
A vehicle belonging to a Mandera resident has been carjacked by suspected Al-Shabaab militants.
Al-Shabaab shocks Mogadishu with 20-hour standoff
Al-Shabaab gunmen on Sunday, 27 November, stormed a hotel next to Villa Somalia in Mogadishu, the official residence of Somalia’s president. Several government ministries and...
Somalia forces recapture key town from jihadists
Somali government forces and allied militias have recaptured a strategic town held by Al-Shabaab jihadists since 2016, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said on Tuesday.
Somali forces and clan militias capture strategic town from al Shabaab
Somali forces and allied militias have pushed al Shabaab fighters out of a strategic town in central Somalia that the Islamist group has controlled for...
Two police officers injured in ambush by al Shabaab in Garissa
Two police officers were Monday, December 5, injured in an ambush by al Shabaab gunmen in Hagadera area, Garissa.
Somali Military Liberates 4 Strategic Villages From al-Shabab Militants
Somalia’s defense ministry says the country’s national army, supported by local clan militias, has seized control of several strategic villages from al-Shabab Islamist militants. The...