AlShabaab

Al-Shabaab is expanding its tax collection bases, claims Somalia's opposition MOGADISHU, Somalia - The Somali government has once again been alerted to allegations that al-Shabaab militants are now controlling large parts of the country in the midst of an ongoing stalemate before the election, which has literally brought many activities to standoff in the country. In a harsh…

NAIROBI, Kenya - Special Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) soldiers stormed the Al-Shabaab camp in Boni Forest on Sunday in a stinging operation that saw them kill more militants and destroy their hideout. High-ranking security sources confirmed the incident to Nation and shared photos and videos of the operation's demand. The number of terrorists killed was not immediately clear, but the nation counted up to four bodies from the photos our sources shared. During the operation, the soldiers recovered a variety of…

Somali army kills extremists during clashes with al-Shabaab MOGADISHU, Somalia - At least seven militants have been killed and dozens wounded during army operations against Al-Shabaab in the Gedo region on Friday amid rising tensions in areas near the Kenyan border. In a speech to Garowe Online, the Somali army's operations commander in the province of Col Aden Abdi said the attack was launched…

EDITORIAL | Somalia's history in the past month has been mainly about political disputes over the validity of the electoral roll plan and the officials tasked with overseeing the election.

WAJER, Kenya - The pinnacle of an administrator kidnapped by the use of suspected Al-Shabaab militants was came upon inside the Gumarey sub-site in Wajir badly damaged when police had been pressured to increase their search at the least to restore the torso, which is still missing.