Al Shabaab

US military equips Danab forces amid al-Shabaab crackdown MOGADISHU, Somalia - The US military handed over armored vehicles to Danab's special forces, which carried out operations against Al-Shabaab militants in central and southern Somalia, which ended earlier this week ahead of the next phase . For years, the United States has been a crucial security partner in the fight against al-Shabaab,…

Al-Shabaab hit hard as army seizes key central Somali town MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somali national army on Tuesday recaptured the town of Ba'adweyn from al-Shabaab militants, more than four months after the region was captured by the al-Qaida-linked group, which controls large swathes of rural central and southern parts of the country. Somalia. Al-Shabaab has used the strategic city to unleash…

Former al-Shabaab deputy chief begins hunger strike in Mogadishu MOGADISHU, Somalia - Mukhtar Robow, the former deputy head of Al-Shabaab began his third day of hunger strike in Mogadishu on Saturday, which could spark further debate over his continued house arrest, more than two years after his arrest in Baidoa , the regional administrative capital of Southwest. A government source told…

EDITORIAL: On Independence Day Somalia should aspire to a rebirth EDITORIAL | Somalia turns 61 on Thursday and it's no wonder its people from all walks of life are celebrating. July 1 has always been Somalia's most memorable day, as it laid the groundwork for what should be Somalia today. On that day, when members of the Trust Territory of Somalia, originally known as Italian Somaliland, and…

US plans to send special forces to Somalia WASHINGTON, United States - The United States could send a contingent of special forces to Somalia, it has been learned, more than eight months after the Defense Department repositioned more than 700 troops from the Horn of Africa nation which is struggling with instability. Former President Donald Trump repositioned most US troops in Kenya and Djibouti…

NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenyan authorities have reported a mass exodus of youngsters from the Al-Shabaab group, whom they've reportedly joined lately, as a part of an ongoing crackdown to forestall militants from finishing up assaults within the nation. This 12 months alone, authorities advised Voice of America, at the least 350 youngsters have dumped Somalia-based al-Shabaab militants and at the moment are being reintegrated into their respective households. The defections primarily came about alongside the coastal strip of the…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Not less than six individuals suspected of being American spies have been executed in Somalia, the al-Shabaab group claimed, including that "all of them confessed to working with the enemy", however no concrete proof was offered by the activist's proxy media. These executed, the group stated, have been 5 males and a girl who allegedly labored with locals to spy on Al-Shabaab actions throughout the nation, "thus endangering our operations with out justification." Al-Shabaab media stated the six…

Somali Northeastern State executes dozens of activists in spate of assaults GALKAYO, Northeastern State - As a part of its pledge to get rid of terrorists, Northeastern State has executed 21 al-Shabaab operatives after rigorous courtroom hearings leading to their convictions as state steps up combat towards violent extremists who're slowly making incursions Within the area. Northeastern State is…

Detectives arrest suspects behind kidnapping Somali girl NAIROBI, Kenya - Nairobi detectives have arrested two individuals suspected of being the suspects within the kidnapping of a Somali businesswoman within the Eastleigh space, in a transfer that may expose the delicate plan behind the incident weird that has been extensively mentioned within the nation. Hafsa Mohamed Lukman was kidnapped and…

Somalia: Northeastern State officers narrowly escape IED explosions MOGADISHU, Somalia - Two IED explosions hit a navy escort convoy carrying senior officers together with Northeastern State Safety Minister Abdisalam Mohamed Gallan on Saturday morning. The minister was touring to the Balli-dhadin space from Iskushuban district within the Bari area on the time of the assault which killed one…