Abdikadir Mohamed Abdikadir, alias Ikrima is a senior al-Shabaab figure accused of ...

Somali National Army and Ugandan People's Defense Force repulsed al-Shabaab terrorist attack in Sabiib and Canoole areas of ...

Despite billions of dollars in international support, Somalia's army has melted in the face of a months-long offensive by the ...

In a statement, Al-Shabaab said it had taken the town of Maxaas, around 300 kilometres (186 miles) from the capital Mogadishu ...

Security analysts warn that the group’s growing confidence and geographic reach reflects the fragility of Somalia’s internal ...

Analysis - Cyclical rivalries between the federal government, states and the political opposition have undermined the counter ...

Al-Shabaab has made significant territorial gains in central Somalia, capturing the strategic town of Maxaas after intense ...

About 60 suspected Al Shabaab militants reportedly raided Basuba village, which is located within the Boni Forest in Lamu ...

The war in Ukraine is also pushing young Somali men toward bloodshed at home. THE FALLOUT Al-Shabaab’s roughly 12,000 fighters have waged an insurgency against the Somali government for decades.

Al Shabaab militants singled out Christians, shooting them inside rooms where university students were hiding underneath beds, said survivors of Thursday's attack in Kenya.

The 27-year-old Somalian was on the watchlist as “a confirmed member of al Shabaab," but a border bungle meant he was released after initially being arrested for crossing into the country ...

Four Al Shabaab militants have been killed by Kenyan security forces and a cache of weapons seized near the Somalia border. Eight militants reportedly escaped with injuries but security forces ...