August 05, 2024 11:53 pm
Al-Shabab opposes Somalia’s federal government, which has depended on the support of foreign troops to stay in power.
October 30, 2022 10:11 am
Authorities claim that the Islamic fundamentalist group Al-Shabaab is responsible for the attack, which targeted the education ministry, an intersection and a school.
October 26, 2022 1:35 pm
The U.N. secretary-general's special representative, James Swan, told journalists Wednesday that the 900,000 people in those areas represent a “relatively small” share of the more than 7 million in need.
May 16, 2022 10:57 pm
Prior to Trump's withdrawal, the United States had about 700 troops in Somalia focused on helping local forces defeat the al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab insurgency.
November 28, 2020 4:34 pm
The government said at least eight people were wounded in the "heinous" attack.
October 26, 2017 11:18 pm
Members of al Shabaab have in the past handed out harsh punishments for religious infractions including hacking off of limbs for alleged thieves and public executions.
August 11, 2017 9:36 am
Al-Shabaab militants stormed the Abal village, located southwest to capital Mogadishu and forced Robow's loyalists to retreat from Abal village. But they later returned to beat back their attackers in a midday counter offensive.
June 15, 2017 12:40 pm
"We are in control of the hotel but it was mostly destroyed by the suicide bomber," Abdi Bashir told Reuters. Five of the gunmen were killed, Bashir said. Al Shabaab, the Islamist militant group, claimed responsibility for the attack.
June 02, 2016 1:22 pm
Another 55 people were injured in the Somalian Capital, Mogadishu in the terrorist Attack
September 24, 2013 1:25 am
4 explosions followed by volleys of gunfire,around 62 people were reported dead.


