Shabaab has reasserted its dominance in the Hiiran region in central Somalia. The Al Qaeda branch’s takeover of the towns of ...

In areas of the Hiiraan region under Al-Shabaab control, reports say the militant group has killed two men between Tardho and Moqokori towns.One of the men was reportedly shot dead, while the other ...

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

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

Somali National Army forces, backed by local clan militias known as Macwiisley, are reportedly organizing a major offensive against Al-Shabaab positions in the Middle Shabelle region.Colonel Aadan ...

Al Shabaab insurgents have seized the town of Tardo in Somalia's central Hiiran region and are pressing on with an advance that has already displaced thousands, a military official said.

Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) said on Sunday that an airstrike targeting al-Shabaab terrorists ...

Al-Shabaab is an al-Qaeda-linked militant group based in Somalia. It was once allied with Sharia courts, which tried to impose order on the lawless country.

Al-Shabaab, designated a terrorist organization by the U.S. State Department in 2008, has been locked in a vicious battle over control over Somalia with government and regional forces for years ...

Kenya is striking back against Somalia's al-Shabaab Islamic militants who killed 148 people at Garissa University College. Victims' families are beginning to identify and collect the bodies of ...

Al Shabaab, a fundemental Islamist group based in Somalia, today claimed responsibility for the attacks. Popular Reads. Trump admin live updates: Trump told Powell he's making 'mistake' on ...

Al-Shabaab is an al-Qaeda-linked militant group based in Somalia. It was once allied with Sharia courts, which tried to impose order on the lawless country.