Al-Shabab, an al-Qaida-linked Islamic extremist group that has carried out many attacks in Somalia, claimed responsibility for the assault on the hotel, which is popular with Somali government ...
The jihadists never did. Instead, when Mr. Mohamed’s battle injuries disabled him, Al Shabab, an Al Qaeda affiliate, ...
Adeoye said the current Somali government is doing what many in the past never did — launch a full-scale offensive against al-Shabab instead of responding to al-Shabab attacks — and “there ...
The Somali National Army (SNA) thwarted an attack by members of Al-Shabaab movement, linked to Al-Qaeda, on the SNA base in Runir-god district in Middle Shabelle region. The army managed to repel ...
The African Union appealed for nearly $90 million Wednesday for its peacekeeping force in Somalia, which is providing support to its military forces battling al-Shabab extremists. Ambassador ...
The Al-Shabaab militants have been carrying out retaliatory attacks in response to operations against them. Kenya, Djibouti, and Ethiopia promised to dispatch more soldiers to Somalia to help the ...
The government forces have intensified their attacks against al-Shabab since President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud declared an all-out war against the militants last year. President Mohamud has vowed to ...