AlShabaab

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Outgoing Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble visited Somalia's national army on Monday troops at the military hospital in Mogadishu, where dozens of them are undergoing treatment after several Al-Shabaab attacks in Lower Shebelle on Saturday. The Somali-based Al-Shabaab militants ran over Awdheele and Barire military bases early Saturday morning, leading to fierce fighting with the troops paying attention. This was the first time Al-Shabaab attacked SNA bases in so many months. Roble, who was…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Al-Qaeda-linked Somalia-based Al-Shabaab militants have stepped up attacks in the country amid a deepening electoral and political crisis that delayed the referendum. The militants have briefly taken control of the Barire military base, reports show after fierce fighting with the Somali national army Saturday morning, leaving dozens of militants and soldiers dead. However, the fighters failed to take control of Awdheele town in Lower Shabelle after being repulsed by Gor-Gor troops, who washed them…

Supreme government official pictured with Al-Shabaab prisoner MOGADISHU, Somalia - The credibility of the federal government in Somalia could once again be called into question after a top government official was seen with an Al-Shabaab prisoner who has been under NISA custody since 2014. Ali Yare, deputy governor of the Banadir region and a close associate of outgoing President…

Somali military and Al-Shabaab claim victory in several attacks MOGADISHU, Somalia - The al-Qaeda-linked group, Al-Shabaab, claimed victory in several military base attacks in Somalia on Saturday morning, a claim that has been disputed by the federal government in Somalia and the military, which insisted that the militants be rejected. Fierce fighting was reported in Lower Shabelle…

Somali troops repel several Al-Shabaab attacks near the capital MOGADISHU, Somalia - Al-Qaeda-linked group Al-Shabaab claimed victory in several military bases in Somalia on Saturday morning, a claim that has been disputed by the federal government in Somalia and the military, which insisted the militants be expelled. Heavy fighting was reported in Lower Shebelle early Saturday…

Al-Shabaab rejects COVID-19 vaccines citing its 'ineffective and unfavorable' side effects MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia-based Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab militants have dismissed the AstraZeneca vaccine, which was recently developed in the fight against the coronavirus, arguing that it is "harmful" and therefore cannot be used by its members as a preventative dose. . Coronavirus has…

GARISA, Kenya | About eight years ago, Abdul Haji, then 38, was presented not only in Kenya but across the globe for what many considered heroic acts, after a picture of him rescuing innocent women and men in the Westgate Mall, where Al- Shabaab had attacked. Armed with his rifle, Haji, whose father Yusuf Haji was then the senator of Garissa, was depicted by rescuing dozens of people, but it is the footage of him holding children and women that puts him on the global map and even gets president Uhuru Kenyatta to give him…

Al-Shabaab pilot may be planning attacks in Kenya, police warn Kenyan security agencies have appealed to the public to voluntarily release information that could lead to the arrest and prosecution of Rashid Mwalimu, who is wanted by anti-terrorism police. According to a statement sent to media houses, Mwalimu, who is currently in Somalia, should be considered armed and dangerous; he…

NAIROBI, Kenya - The United States has promised to take the threats posed by Al-Shabaab seriously, adding that the security of its troops and allied forces in East Africa remains its top priority in line with its security arrangements. The US Africa Command and the French troops based in Djibouti have been threatened by Al-Shabaab militants who issued a stern warning through its leader Ahmed Omar alias Abu Ubaydah over the weekend. A spokesman, Colonel Christopher Karns, told VOA Somali that the US Africa Command is…

Al-Shabaab calls for attacks on Djibouti to host Western interests MOGADISHU, Somalia - Al-Shabaab could carry out deadly attacks in Djibouti, the Horn of Africa, where the United States and France have unlimited influence ahead of the long-awaited election in the Red Sea country, which hosts the U.S. Africa Command Team. Ahmed Omar Abu Ubaydah accused Djibouti in the latest sound…