Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has reaffirmed the government’s unwavering commitment to the fight against Al-Shabaab.Speaking during a Jukwaa la Usalama meeting in Laikipia County, ...

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

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

The 27-year-old Somalian was on the watchlist as “a confirmed member of al Shabaab," but a border bungle meant he was released after initially being arrested for crossing into the country ...

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

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.

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 ...

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

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said a military offensive against al Shabaab aims to eliminate the al Qaeda-linked group in the next five months, but security experts question the timeline ...

Al-Shabaab is the largest and most active al-Qaeda network in the world, according to the US Africa Command. The group controlled a vast area of Somalia before being pushed back by government ...

Africa US forces carry out airstrike in southern Somalia, killing 3 Al-Shabaab terrorists Kismayo was recently taken from Al-Shabaab by African Union troops ...

El Buur district, a major al Shabaab stronghold, has fallen into the hands of Somali forces this hour. The forces are inside the town now," said Ibrahim Sheikh Muhydin, Somalia's army chief, in a ...