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

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

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

Abdikadir Mohamed Abdikadir, alias Ikrima is a senior al-Shabaab figure accused of deadly attacks in Uganda and Kenya.

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

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 have captured the strategic central Somali town of Mahaas district, in Hiiran region of Somalia's Hirshabelle State, following heavy clashes with Somali government forces and ...

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.

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

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 ...

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 ...