A senior Somali military commander has issued a stern warning to civilians accused of cooperating with Al-Shabaab, declaring ...

Shabaab commander Hussein Moallim Hassan, also known as Magaalabeen had been killed in a joint military operation over the weekend, senior officials announced on Monday. During a press conference in ...

People whose immediate family had been killed by al-Shabaab were measurably less willing to accept defectors, a reminder that ...

Shabaab, al-Qaeda’s branch in East Africa, responded to FDD’s Long War Journal’s recent study on its suicide bombings through an article published on its Shahada News Agency. While celebrating the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MOGADISHU (Reuters) -Two joint Somali-U.S. airstrikes killed 12 al Shabaab militants in central Somalia and destroyed a ship ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MOGADISHU (Reuters) -Somali government forces were fighting on Saturday to repel al Shabaab militants who stormed a high-security ...

Joining other al-Qaeda branches around the world, Shabaab, al-Qaeda’s branch for East Africa, expressed jubilation for the Hamas-led invasion of Israel in a new statement. Shabaab thus joins ...

Last week, after months of speculation and dubious reports about his fate, Omar Hammami – the American commander and erstwhile media face of al-Shabaab – left the jihadist group. In an interview with ...

Kenyan security forces killed at least 11 suspected Al-Shabaab militants on Sunday during an aerial-backed raid on a camp near the Somalia border, foiling what officials say was a planned assault on ...

Terrorist leader Abdi Hiray was responsible for orchestrating attacks on civilians in Hirshabelle state, claims spy agency.