Al-Shabaab on the defensive
Three months after reclaiming the presidential office, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud resolved to root out al-Shabaab from Somalia. The new administration formed a unified front comprising...
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Somali Military Court Executes 13 Militants and 5 Soldiers
A military court in Puntland, a semi-autonomous region in Somalia, executed 13 militants Wednesday who were members of the al-Shabab and Islamic State terror groups.
Several soldiers killed in Al-Shabaab attack on army base
Al-Shabaab militants on Tuesday attacked a military base in a Somali town recently recaptured from the Islamists, killing several soldiers, according to local army officials.
Al-Shabaab Storms Military Base Near Kismayo After Explosions
Al-Shabaab fighters launched a morning attack on a military camp outside the port city of Kismayo, which is housing the SNA and Jubaland Darwish.
Military Repels Al-Shabaab Attack On Bases Near the Capital
The Somali National Army [SNA] forces have successfully repulsed an attack by Al-Shabaab in the Afgoye district, approximately 30 south of the capital.
US takes out 7 al-Shabaab fighters in Somalia
A US military “self-defense strike” in Somalia on Tuesday killed seven al-Shabaab fighters, US Africa Command said in a statement.
Al Shabaab recaptures base it lost to military offensive
Fighters from Somalia's al Shabaab Islamist group on Tuesday overran a military base in the southern Jubbaland region that they had lost to the army...