Al-Shabab in Somalia: Bullets and bombs can’t bury ideologies | Opinions
In August, Somalia’s prime minister, Hamza Abdi Barre, held a town-hall meeting in the Somali capital Mogadishu to mark the two-year anniversary of the formation…
Several killed in al-Shabab beach attack in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu | Al-Shabab News
Armed group claims responsibility for attack on popular seaside spot frequented by Somalis on weekends.Several people have been killed and more wounded in an attack…
At least eight killed in shootout during Somalia prison breakout attempt | Al-Shabab News
Three soldiers and five prisoners killed after armed inmates made an attempt to escape, says spokesperson for Somali army’s custodial corps.At least eight people have…
Somalia asks peacekeepers to slow withdrawal, fears armed group resurgence | Al-Shabab News
Somalia’s government is seeking to slow the withdrawal of African peacekeepers and warning of a potential security vacuum, documents seen by Reuters news agency show,…
Al-Shabab fighters killed as overnight siege of Mogadishu hotel ends | Al-Shabab News
Storming of hotel near Somalia’s presidential palace highlights resilience of the al-Qaeda affiliate. A 13-hour siege of a popular hotel near government buildings in Somalia’s…
Can Somalia win its war against al-Shabab? | TV Shows
Marc Lamont Hill talks to Somali Deputy PM Salah Ahmed Jama about the war on al-Shabab and the crises facing his country. In August 2022,…
Al-Shabab captures UN helicopter with 6 aid workers in central Somalia | Al-Shabab News
BREAKINGBREAKING, This is a breaking news story, more details to follow. A helicopter belonging to the United Nations mission in Somalia has been captured by…
Suicide attack on tea shop in Somalia capital kills at least seven | Al-Shabab News
Al-Shabab group claimed responsibility for the attack, which came a day after a deadly car bombing in Mogadishu. A suicide bomber blew himself up at…
Bad Strategies Boost Al-Shabab – Modern Diplomacy
There is not much left to debate on the dangerous aspect of al-Shabab’s demonic doctrine that proclaims Islamic values and functions as mindless terrorists or…
Somali PM: Nearly 20 years of fighting al-Shabab | Al-Shabab
Premier Hamza Abdi Barre discusses why, despite the international support for the army, al-Shabab remains powerful. For almost two decades, Somali forces, backed by the…
Five civilians killed, some ‘beheaded’, in southeast Kenya | Al-Shabab News
The attack by al-Shabab occurred in villages that border Somalia, an area where the group often carries out raids. Five civilians have been killed by…
Eight Kenyan police killed in suspected al-Shabab bombing | News
Eight killed in Garissa county in eastern Kenya, a region on the border with Somalia. Eight Kenyan police officers were killed when their vehicle was…
Eritrea rejoins East Africa bloc after exit 16 years ago | Al-Shabab News
Eritrea quit the body in 2007 in protest of its neighbour Ethiopia deploying troops to nearby Somalia to fight al-Shabab. Eritrea has rejoined a regional…
Al-Shabab attack hotel in Somalia’s Mogadishu: State media | Al-Shabab News
Several people have been injured in the attack on Friday evening around one of the capital’s most popular areas. Armed group al-Shabab has attacked a…
Ethiopia says it foiled al-Shabab attack near border with Somalia | Al-Shabab News
Ethiopia says soldiers stopped attackers before they could ‘wreck havoc’ in the border town of Dollo. Ethiopia says it foiled a suicide attack by the…
Al-Shabab killed 54 Ugandan soldiers in Somalia, says Museveni | Al-Shabab News
Announcement comes a week after al-Shabab fighters stormed a base housing African Union peacekeepers in Somalia. Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has announced the deaths of…
At least 17 dead as Somali army and al-Shabab clash, says witness | Al-Qaeda News
Since 2006, the rebels have been trying to topple Somalia’s central government and establish sovereignty based on its strict interpretation of Islamic law. Fighters from…
Al-Shabab attacks AU peacekeeper mission base in Somalia | African Union News
The AU mission is yet to confirm the number of casualties although al-Shabab claims to have killed 137 soldiers. Al-Shabab fighters have attacked a military…
Somalia: Several injured in blast near Mogadishu mayor’s office | Al-Shabab News
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, At least five injured in a huge explosion on Sunday that damaged buildings near the mayor’s office in the Somali capital. At…