American airstrikes over the course of eight days helped Somalia’s military retake an important town from militants.

Army's elite unit, supported by international partners, carry out operation that also destroyed terrorist hideouts - Anadolu ...

Speaking during his tour on Tuesday, Ambassador Diene praised the joint military operations between AUSSOM and Somali Security Forces (SSF) in the Shabelle region and other parts of the country.

The United States Embassy in Kenya has issued a fresh security alert, warning of potential terrorist attacks in Nairobi by Al-Shabaab and other extremist groups, and advising heightened caution among ...

Recent clashes in Somalia’s semi-autonomous Jubaland region are alarming experts, exposing cracks in the country’s federal ...

Recent clashes in Somalia's semi-autonomous Jubaland region are alarming experts, exposing cracks in the country's federal ...

"...because he has said he has information and knows who was in meetings with al-Shabaab, as soon as he lands in Kenya, he ...

Background on Al-Shabaab Fundraising and Operational Networks in Somalia The following 15 individuals have served as key regional leaders and members of the terrorist group in the Lower Shabelle, ...

The U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson addressed a video released by the al Qaeda-linked militant group Al-Shabaab. He urged shoppers planning to go to the Mall of America to be cautious.

Al Shabaab militants singled out Christians, shooting them inside rooms where university students were hiding underneath beds, said survivors of Thursday's attack in Kenya.

Four Al Shabaab militants have been killed by Kenyan security forces and a cache of weapons seized near the Somalia border. Eight militants reportedly escaped with injuries but security forces ...

Al-Shabaab is the largest and most kinetically active al-Qaeda network in the world and has proved both its will and capability to attack partner and U.S. forces and threaten U.S. security interests.