The Latest Breaking News from Al Shabaab

Saudi Arabia Strongly Condemns Terrorist Attacks in Somalia

The Saudi Foreign Ministry strongly condemned on Friday the terrorist attacks that targeted civilians in Somalia over the past two days, reported the Saudi Press Agency. It stressed that the Kingdom stands by Somalia and its people against all forms of violence and terrorism, reiterating its complete rejection of all…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 6, 2023

Somalia militants kill six in raid on village they recently lost

Islamist militants from al Shabaab killed at least six people on Friday while raiding a village in central Somalia that they were pushed out of last week, a government-allied militia said.

Reuters · Jan 6, 2023

Car bombs kill 35, burn houses in central Somalia - police

Two car bombs detonated by al Shabaab militants in central Somalia on Wednesday killed at least 35 people, including eight members of a single family, and wounded 40 more, a senior police officer said.

Reuters · Jan 4, 2023

Somali troops overpower militants to end hotel siege

Somali security forces stormed a hotel in the capital on Monday to end a near day-long siege by al Shabaab militants who killed nine people at the building near the president's residence in the capital, police said.

Reuters · Nov 28, 2022

Somali forces end deadly hours-long siege in hotel by Al Shabaab

Somali security forces have ended a deadly hours-long siege by Al Shabaab militants who stormed a popular hotel in the capital Mogadishu overnight, the national police spokesman said on Monday, adding that eight people had been killed in the attack.

France 24 · Nov 28, 2022

Militants attack hotel used by officials in Somalia's capital

Islamist militants attacked a hotel used by government officials in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Sunday evening, police and witnesses said.

Reuters · Nov 27, 2022

Al Shabaab attack Somali military base, government forces fight back

Militants from Somalia's al Shabaab attacked a military base in the central Galgaduud region on Friday, the group and a local government minister said, prompting violent clashes as the army and allied clans sought to repel them.

Reuters · Nov 25, 2022

Somalia says 49 al Shabaab fighters killed in military operation

Somalia's government said on Wednesday 49 al Shabaab fighters had been killed in a military operation in Lower Shabelle region, the latest in a months-long campaign aimed at seizing territory long held by the Islamist group.

Reuters · Nov 23, 2022

Somalia army, allied militia kill 20 al Shabaab fighters in latest offensive

Somalia's army and associated clan militias have killed at least 20 al Shabaab fighters in towns in the centre of the country, a regional official and the Information Ministry said on Wednesday, in the latest onslaught against the group.

Reuters · Nov 9, 2022

Al Shabaab Militants Attack Somali Military Base

Al Shabaab militants attacked a Somali military base in the central Galgaduud region on Monday, the defense ministry and the terrorist group said, days after the area was captured by government forces. The army repulsed the attack on the base housing national and local troops in Qayib, a village captured…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 7, 2022