MOGADISHU, Somalia -- Somalia's defense ministry said officials were investigating an explosion at a military training school ...

In Somalia, al-Qaida-affiliated militant group al-Shabab has been on a gradual retreat for months, and this could be the beginning of their end, experts told VOA. In a televised speech in August ...

Al-Shabab in Somalia: Bullets and bombs can’t bury ideologies. The Somali government’s offensive against al-Shabab is faltering because of the divisive tactics deployed.

Al-Shabab frequently targets military installations as part of its insurgency aiming to topple the Somali government and ...

Al-Shabab has reversed all Somali National Army gains made in central Somalia over the last two years and is now working with Houthi militants to expand its capabilities, according to senior U.S ...

Members of the al-Shabab terrorist militia undergo training at a camp outside Mogadishu, Somalia, on Nov. 4, 2009. (Associated Press) ** FILE ** Members of the al-Shabab terrorist militia … ...

Al-Shabab carry out frequent bombing attacks in Somalia including this one in 2019 Acting as a quasi-government, al-Shabab is the only entity in the country which collects revenue in rural areas.

Al-Shabab, or the Youth, is a Somali Islamist group that the U.S. regards as a terrorist organization. The group grew out of the two decades of turmoil in Somalia following the overthrow of the ...

Is Al-Shabab on the Way Out in Somalia? Published Jan 30, 2012 at 12:00 AM EST Updated Jan 31, 2012 at 5:57 PM EST. Civilians seek aid at an AMISOM-run medical center Stuart Price / UN-Corbis. By ...

Al-Shabab fighters have battled Somali troops and allied forces for control of a strategic army base in southern Somalia, according to the government and a military official.

The Islamist armed group Al-Shabab burned numerous homes in raids on villages in Somalia’s Lower Shabelle region in late May 2017, Human Rights Watch said today based on witness accounts and ...

Al-Shabab fighters have battled Somali troops and allied forces for control of a strategic army base in southern Somalia, according to the government and a military official. Capturing the base in ...