The devastation caused by militant group Al-Shabaab continues despite more than 15 years of effort by successive federal regimes in Mogadishu and the internationa Read more »
The United States government has offered a U.S.$10 million reward for any leads on illicit financial flows in a bid to degrade the capabilities of Al-Shabaab. A s Read more »
U.N. experts say the Somali Islamist militant group Al-Shabaab has widened its revenue stream beyond its traditional activities, like charging tolls at checkpoints, to illega Read more »
At least 121 people were killed and over 330 others were injured in two car bombings in Mogadishu on Saturday October 29, 2022. Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud ... Read more »
A famine is increasingly likely in the region as rains fail for the fourth consecutive year. Violent conflicts in the Horn of Africa are also undermining efforts to help the Read more »
The siege at the Tawakal hotel marked Al-Shabaab's second major attack this month amid an offensive against the group by the Somali National Army and allied milit Read more »
Rights groups and security experts have expressed alarm at the calls by Governor of the Hiraan region Ali Jeyte, for the military and clan militias to participate in extra-judicial ... Read more »
Before 2008, Al-Shabaab was a small player within the larger Islamic Courts Union (ICU). The Union was an umbrella entity that emerged around 2003 to provide justice and security ... Read more »
Somalia was shaken by three bomb blasts on Monday, October 3, 2022 - in which over 40 people, including senior government officials were killed. Al-Shabaab&n Read more »
The Somali military has said an offensive in the central Hiran region has captured 20 villages that were occupied by militant group Al-Shabaab. In a statement issued on ... Read more »
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