Somali Forces Capture Al-Shabaab Militant in Middle Shabelle Region
The Somali National Army, in collaboration with local forces, successfully apprehended a prominent member of the Al-Shabaab in the Ruun-nirgood area of the Middle Shabelle...
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Uganda Forces in Fierce Battles With Al-Shabaab
The al-shabaab militia is launching more attacks on Ugandan forces than at any other African Union forces of the Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS). That...
Shabaab hits Djibouti military base with suicide bombing in central Somalia
Yesterday, Shabaab, al Qaeda’s branch in East Africa, took responsibility for a suicide car bombing targeting Djiboutian and Somali troops at a military base in...
Intense Tribal Conflict Erupts in Central Somalia Amid Al-Shabaab War
In the early hours of the morning, a fierce tribal war broke out between two powerful tribal militias from the Saad and Leelakase clans in...
Expanding extremist groups in Africa fuel worries that they could attack the US or Western allies
Violent extremist groups linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group are growing in size and influence across Africa, fueling worries that as they improve...
Yemeni National Linked to Al-Shabaab Arrested in Central Somalia
The Somali National Army (SNA) and local clan forces in the El-dher district of the Galgaduud region have successfully apprehended a foreign national believed to...
Somali Army Launches New Maneuver Against Al-Shabaab
The army's latest campaign in the central region of Hiran comes as African Union troops, which has been helping with peacekeeping operations in the country...
Top ISIS leader in Somalia was target of US airstrike: Officials
A United States military airstrike in Somalia targeted the top Islamic State leader in late May, but it remains unclear if the leader was killed...
Four construction workers shot dead in Kenya
The construction site is near Kenya’s largest refugee camp, Dadaab, which houses some 300,000 refugees, mainly Somalians fleeing drought. It’s in Garissa county near the...
US intelligence assesses Houthis in Yemen in talks to provide weapons to al-Shabaab in Somalia, officials say
US intelligence has learned of discussions between Houthis in Yemen to provide weapons to the Somali militant group al-Shabaab, in what three American officials described...
As SADC Mission in Mozambique winds down, terrorism resurges
As the Southern African Development Community Mission in Mozambique winds down its activities in the Cabo Delgado region, terrorists have begun to surge again in...
Al-Shabaab-Linked Suspect Sentenced to 30 Years in Jail
A suspect linked with the Al-Shabaab militia has been slapped with 30 years imprisonment after two and a half year trial in court. The two-and-a-half-year...