The president’s announcement came as local clans in central Somalia were revolting against the presence and the oppression of ...

As pressure on al-Shabab has grown, its fighters have struck back. They have stepped up gun and bomb attacks on the military and civilians, including in areas where they have retreated.

His remarks came after the militants carried out two attacks on government ... on suspicion of facilitating the al-Shabab attack on the Villa Rays Hotel in Mogadishu in late November.

The attacks are on the backdrop of a ... his government would launch a "total war" against al Shabab, after the group staged the deadly hotel siege in Mogadishu. He, however, said the Somalia ...

Al-Shabab’s thousands of fighters have held back the nation's recovery from decades of conflict by carrying out brazen attacks in the capital, Mogadishu, and elsewhere. Over the years ...

The extremists have carried out several high-profile attacks over the years in Kenya, including in the capital, Nairobi, and at a military base used by the U.S. Al-Shabab has long sought to impose ...

The extremists have carried out several high-profile attacks over the years in Kenya, including in the capital, Nairobi, and at a military base used by the U.S. Al-Shabab has long sought to impose ...

In Somalia, al-Qaida-affiliated militant group al-Shabab has been on a gradual retreat for months, and this could be the ...

The extremists have carried out several high-profile attacks over the years in Kenya, including in the capital, Nairobi, and at a military base used by the U.S. Al-Shabab has long sought to impose ...