Ten Al-Shabaab Fighters Defect
The security forces of the Southwest state of Somalia displayed 10 Al-Shabaab fighters who surrendered in Baidoa, the regional capital of Bay on Monday. The...
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Somali Elite Forces Raid Al-Shabaab Hideouts
The U.S.-trained Danab bridge special forces engaged in a heavy battle with Al-Shabaab in Jubaland state as part of ongoing military operations in Somalia. The...
U.S. Strike Kills Three Al Shabaab Fighters
At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia and in support of the Somali National Army engagements against al Shabaab, U.S. Africa Command conducted...
Al-Shabab killed 54 Ugandan soldiers in Somalia
Museveni’s statement on Saturday comes a week after al-Shabab fighters stormed the base in Bulamarer, 130 kilometers (80 miles) southwest of the Somali capital, Mogadishu....
Shabaab storms army base in central Somalia
Just days after Shabaab, al Qaeda’s branch in East Africa, overran a Ugandan military base in southern Somalia, its men again raided another major outpost...
Targeting Al-Shabaab Terrorists
The United States continues to target the terrorist group al-Shabaab - one of al-Qaida’s most dangerous affiliates, which has killed thousands of people, including Americans,...
Al-Shabaab recruits hungry Somali refugees
THE STORY On Sunday, Somalia agreed to move away from decades of clan-based power sharing toward a direct electoral system in which each citizen has...