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Somalia and neighbouring nations have expressed concern over al-Shabab seizing power amid a ‘security vacuum’.

Soldiers belonging to the African Union Mission in Somalia looking through the scope of a sniper for enemy fighters on a hill overlooking the al-Shabab stronghold of Barawe, Somalia, in October 2014

Storming of hotel near Somalia’s presidential palace highlights resilience of the al-Qaeda affiliate.

Vehicles of Somali security officers are parked near Syl Hotel, the scene of an al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group's attack, in Mogadishu, Somalia

The armed group considers the United Arab Emirates an ‘enemy’ for its backing of the Somali government.

The UN helicopter accidentally landed in al-Shabab territory on Wednesday, with 6 of 9 passengers taken hostage.

Armed Al-Shabaab fighters on patrol [File: Mohamed Sheikh Nor/AP Photo]

Several passengers reportedly taken after helicopter lands in territory controlled by the armed group.

Al-Shabaab fighters display weapons as they conduct military exercises in northern Mogadishu, Somalia

The embargo was placed on Somalia in 1992 to cut the flow of weapons to feuding warlords in the country.

Ugandan peacekeepers with the African Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS)

Al-Shabab group claimed responsibility for the attack, which came a day after a deadly car bombing in Mogadishu.

A scene of an explosion claimed by a suspected member of al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab, at a shop selling tea near a security checkpoint on a road leading to the parliament and the president's office in Mogadishu, Somalia.

Premier Hamza Abdi Barre discusses why, despite the international support for the army, al-Shabab remains powerful.

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Armed group al-Shabab, which wages a war against the Somali state, uses the platforms to post its activities.

TikTok users in Somalia, who make money from posting videos or promoting their wares on the platform, say they oppose the move [File: Mike Blake/Reuters]

Kenya postpones reopening the border amid turbulent ties and al-Shabab attacks.

epa04692154 A Kenyan soldier (L) stands guard as rescued university studentsdepart in buses provided by the government to transport them home, from the Garissa military camp, in Garissa town, located near the border with Somalia, some 370km northeast of the capital Nairobi, Kenya, 04 April 2015. Five suspects have been arrested in connection with the killing of 147 people at a Kenyan university campus by al-Shabaab, the Interior Ministry said 04 April. In the deadliest attack yet by al-Shabaab, gunmen stormed the Garissa University campus at dawn on 02 April, gunning down students who they identified as Christians because they could not answer questions about the Koran. EPA/DANIEL IRUNGU

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