Al-Shabab

Somalia hosts regional summit to discuss fighting al-Shabab
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti are set to discuss a joint military offensive against the al-Qaeda affiliate.
Published On 1 Feb 2023
At least five killed in bomb, gun attack in Somalia’s Mogadishu
A-Shabab armed group claims responsibility for deadly bombing and storming of a gov’t building in the Somali capital.
Published On 22 Jan 2023
Kenyan security forces kill 10 suspected al-Shabab fighters
Kenya has suffered attacks for a decade as retribution for joining the peacekeeping force fighting al-Shabab in Somalia.
Published On 20 Jan 2023
Seven soldiers killed in al-Shabab attack on Somali military base
Government forces and allied clan militias recaptured the base from al-Shabab in October.
Published On 17 Jan 2023

The government and allied clan militias have forced the rebels from swathes of territory, in the latest offensive.

Somalia President Mohamud urges citizens to help flush out members of the group he describes as ‘bedbugs’.

Al-Shabab is claiming responsibility for two car bombs in Hiraan after it was pushed out of the region.

The group continues to make cross-border raids to pressure Kenya to withdraw its forces from the AU mission in Somalia.

President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud joins Marc Lamont Hill to discuss his country’s security and humanitarian challenges.

The army and local clans, with US and AU support, have been waging a broader campaign to try and drive fighters out.

Eight civilians and one soldier killed during siege and five other soldiers wounded, police spokesman says.

Al-Shabab claims the attack on the Villa Rose hotel in the Somali capital with no word yet on any casualties.

Despite objections from Somali government, Security Council voted to maintain sanctions regime over al-Shabab threat.

US seeks information leading to disruption of Somalia-based group’s finances as it intensifies attacks.

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