Al-Shabaab has made significant territorial gains in central Somalia, capturing the strategic town of Maxaas after intense ...

Cyclical rivalries between the federal government, states and the political opposition have undermined the counter-terrorism ...

In a statement, Al-Shabaab said it had taken the town of Maxaas, around 300 kilometres (186 miles) from the capital Mogadishu ...

The Speaker of Somalia's House of the People, Sheikh Adan Mohamed Nur (Madobe), arrived on Wednesday in the southwestern town of Xuddur, the administrative capital of Bakool region, as part of a ...

Al-Shabaab militants have captured the strategic central Somali town of Mahaas district, in Hiiran region of Somalia's Hirshabelle State, following heavy clashes with Somali government forces and ...

The Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab has taken dozens of towns and villages since launching an offensive early this year, reversing ...

Somali National Army and Ugandan People's Defense Force repulsed al-Shabaab terrorist attack in Sabiib and Canoole areas of ...

Eyewitnesses said the assault erupted with a series of explosions in nearby villages before the two sides exchanged gunfire.

About 60 suspected Al Shabaab militants reportedly raided Basuba village, which is located within the Boni Forest in Lamu ...

The threat from Islamic State and al-Qaida extremists and their affiliates is most intense in parts of Africa, and risks are ...