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...
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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...
Islamic State branch in Somalia pledges allegiance to new jihadist group’s leader
The Islamic State branch in Somalia has pledged allegiance to the jihadist group's new leader, Abu al Hussein al Husseini al Quraishi, while vowing to...