Tag: Al Shabaab
Suicide bomber in Somalia’s capital kills 13 soldiers
The bombing on Monday targeted the Jale Siyaad military academy. A soldier at Mogadishu’s military hospital who gave his name…
Over 200 al-Shabab militants perish in Somalia
The Somali forces, backed by pro-government militia, have liberated more than 40 villages and killed more than 500 al-Shabab militants…
Al Shabaab co-founder Abdullahi Nadir killed in Somalia
In recent weeks, Somali security forces have touted gains made against the al-Qaeda-linked group while fighting alongside local self-defense groups.
Somalia’s Al Shabaab bombs AU Mission troops
Al Shabaab, which has been fighting for years to topple the central government and establish its own rule based on…
30 killed in Al Shabaab attack on Somali military base, Wisil town
No fewer than 30 people died on Sunday when Somalia's Islamist al Shabaab group launched an attack in a town…
Somali army kills 24 al-Shabab militants
Somali National Army (SNA), said its forces killed 24 al-Shabab terrorists after a foiled terror attack on its military base…
U.S. military kills Al-Shabaab leader involved in Kenya base attack
A senior Al-Shabaab leader who is believed to have helped mastermind the terrorist group’s deadly attack on a Kenyan military…
US soldier killed by Al-Shabaab in Kenya identified
The Pentagon has identified the U.S. soldier killed in an al-Shabaab attack in Kenya on Sunday. He was Army Spc.…
Mogadishu mayor dies after Al Shabaab attack
The mayor of Somalia’s capital Mogadishu has died in Qatar of wounds sustained in an Al-Shabaab inspired suicide bomb attack…
Faces of those killed by Al-Shabaab gunmen in Kismayo
Here are the faces of some of the 26 people killed when Al Shabaab gunmen stormed a hotel in the…
Somalia forces end Al Shabaab siege on hotel, 13 confirmed dead
Thirteen persons have been confirmed dead after Somalia’s security forces ended an overnight attack by the al Shabaab Islamist militant…
Al-Shabaab kill 15 in hotel attack
At least 15 people were killed in a terrorist attack at a hotel in the Somali port city of Kismayo,…
Al Shabaab now making deadly bombs, UN raises alarm
A secret UN report said Al Shabaab, Somali Islamist insurgents are making their own bombs, as they mount more frequent…
Update: Al Shabaab terrorists kill 7 in Nairobi attack
Gunmen of the terrorist group Al Shabaab blasted their way into a hotel and office complex in Nairobi, the Kenyan…
Al-Shabaab did not kill 30 soldiers in Somalia – AU
The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) on Tuesday said, al-Shabab did not kill 30 of its soldiers in an…
Society is to blame for upsurge of Boko Haram, Al-Shabaab – Farah
Somali novelist, Nuruddin Farah has blamed the society for upsurge of the dreaded terrorist groups, Boko Haram, Al-Shabaab and others in…
4 soldiers killed in al-Shabaab Somali attack
No fewer than four Somali soldiers were killed in an attack by al-Shabaab in a military base in Teed village,…
U.S. airstrike kills 12 al-Shabaab fighters in Somalia
A U.S. airstrike in Somalia against the militant group, Al-Shabaab, killed 12 fighters, the U.S. Africa Command said on Friday.
United Nations condemn Al-Shabaab attack on AU mission in Somalia
The UN Security Council strongly condemned the terrorist attack on Sunday perpetrated by the Al-Shabaab group against the Ugandan contingent…
Al Shabaab kill 5 police in Kenya
Somalia’s al Shabaab group killed five police officers early on Friday in northeast Kenya, in an area where the Islamist…
U.S. air strike kills 100 militants in Somalia
The U.S. military said on Tuesday that an air strike targeting an Al-Shabaab camp had killed 100 militants.
Al-Shabaab militants on the run after attack in border town
Kenyan authorities said Wednesday security forces are pursuing suspected Al-Shabaab militants who destroyed a telecommunication mast belonging to mobile operator…
U.S. confirms Al-Shabaab commander killed in air strike
The U.S. on Friday confirmed that a high-level al-Shabab commander was in Somalia during an air strike.
Al-Shabaab Militants Seize Town South Of Somalia
Somalia’s militant Islamist group al Shabaab seized a town in the south of the country early on Friday after it…
Officials say 24 killed in fighting between AU, Al-Shabaab
Officials said 24 people were killed on Sunday in fighting between al Shabaab fighters and Somali government troops and African…
2 Children Rescued After Al-Shabaab Terror Attack
Kenya’s security officers confirmed Thursday they have rescued two out of four school children who went missing following a suspected…
19 killed in Somali hotel attack
Police said that 19 people were killed when Islamist attackers launched a car bomb and gun attack on a busy…
US strikes on al Shabaab in Somalia
The Pentagon said it had carried out an air strike on al Shabaab in Somalia on Sunday, and Somalia said…
Al Shabaab Takes Over Somali Town
Al-Shabaab militants captured a town in Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region on Thursday, a senior official said.
14 Al-Shabaab Terrorists Killed In Somalia
The AU Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) on Tuesday said that fourteen fighters of Islamist terrorist group al-Shabaab were killed when…