Al-Shabaab has made significant territorial gains in central Somalia, capturing the strategic town of Maxaas after intense clashes with the Somali National Army and local militias. This victory is a ...

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

Somalia and Djibouti signed an agreement Wednesday for an additional deployment of Djiboutian Armed Forces personnel on ...

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

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 Attack at Somalia beach hotel by al-Qaeda-linked group kills at least 32 Al Qaeda's East Africa affiliate, al-Shabab, said through its radio that its fighters carried out the attack.

Al-Shabaab is a Somali group that the United States designated as a foreign terrorist organization in March 2008. It wants to turn Somalia into a fundamentalist Islamic state, according to the ...

Al Shabaab, a terrorist and insurgent group based in Somalia, has been fighting the UN-backed government in Mogadishu for decades now, having risen up in response to the 1991 collapse of the Siad ...

Al Shabaab, an affiliate of al Qaeda, has come under intense pressure from the military and allied clan-based militias, who launched a major offensive last year. But the group has repeatedly shown ...

However, Al Shabaab's military operations spokesman, Abdiasis Abu Musab, disputed that account. He said the fighters had taken Qayib, killed soldiers and stolen military vehicles.

To take advantage of this trend, the Somali government should encourage religious leaders to engage al-Shabaab in niqaashno that call into question the religious legitimacy of the group’s more radical ...