Al-Shabaab claimed on Monday that it had seized the strategic village of Teedaan in central Somalia's Hiiraan region after two days of fighting with government troops and allied clan militias.In a ...

At least five Kenyan security officers, including four members of the elite Special Operations Group (SOG) and a National ...

Deputy Executive Secretary of IGAD, Mohamed Abdi Ware, has outlined a vision of regional solidarity and self-reliance, calling for a smooth, highly coordinated transition as African Union peacekeepers ...

NAIROBI, July 29 (Reuters) - Five Kenyan security officers were killed in a clash with suspected al Shabaab militants in the ...

People whose immediate family had been killed by al-Shabaab were measurably less willing to accept defectors, a reminder that reconciliation has to compete with real grief and fear.

Last week, after months of speculation and dubious reports about his fate, Omar Hammami – the American commander and erstwhile media face of al-Shabaab – left the jihadist group. In an interview with ...

A renewed wave of military operations has drawn fresh global attention to the enduring threat posed by Al-Shabaab in East Africa. Air Command data highlights a dramatic escalation in counterterrorism ...

Terrorist leader Abdi Hiray was responsible for orchestrating attacks on civilians in Hirshabelle state, claims spy agency.

Al-Shabaab fighters in the city of Barawe in 2013 (Photo By Radio al-Andalus - Official al-Shabaab radio station “Radio al-Andalus”, Public Domain, https ...

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Islamist militants took control of the strategic town of Maxaas in central Somalia on Sunday after heavy fighting with the army and local militias, military sources said. The Al-Qaeda-linked ...

Speaking at a secret location on the outskirts of Baidoa, a former zaqat (tax) collector for al-Shabaab, who was captured in a recent raid by agents from Somalia's National Intelligence and Security ...