The Latest Breaking News from alShabaab

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud accused Iran of interfering in his country, at a time when the US military announced that it had killed two members of the extremist Al-Shabaab movement, in an airstrike on a remote area near Haratiri, 396 km northeast of Mogadishu. Somali media quoted Sheikh Mahmoud…

A huge blast tore through buildings near the mayor's office in central Mogadishu on Sunday, with gunfire erupting afterwards in an attack claimed by Al-Shabaab, according to police and witnesses.

A US military strike on Friday (local time) killed approximately 30 Islamist Al Shabaab fighters near the central Somali town of Galcad, where Somalia's military was engaged in heavy fighting, US Africa Command said in a statement. Read more on Dynamite News:

One of the world's poorest countries, Somalia is coping with conflict, a historic drought and a devastating food crisis. But there's another side to the country. Just take a look at the capital city.

For at least 14 years now, the militant group Al-Shabaab has terrorised the southern region of Somalia. Its ambition is to impose a tyrannical dictatorship over the entire country through fear and brutality. To achieve its aims, it has sought to oust the Somali government and its foreign military allies.

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud stressed that the bilateral and multilateral cooperation with Ethiopia will continue, saying Ethiopia is a "strong strategic partner" in the Horn of Africa. Sheikh Mahmoud met outgoing Ethiopian ambassador Abdulfatah Abdullahi Hassan on Thursday, emphasizing that Ethiopia played an essential role in bringing peace and…

Nineteen people have been killed in two car bombings in central Somalia claimed by al-Shabaab militants, a local militia commander in the Hiran region said.

Dusty camps of displaced people have sprung up on the outskirts of cities. They ran from their homes because of drought, famine and fighting that involves the militant group al-Shabaab.

Somalia’s government has escalated its war against the extremist al-Shabaab Movement by blocking dozens of its accounts on various social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, Telegram, Tiktok and YouTube. Deputy Minister of Information Abdirahman Yusuf Adala revealed on Tuesday that more than 600 electronic pages for al-Shabaab will be deleted.…

At least 20 men have gone missing from the island since August. But a culture of concealment around terrorism means families have been left to guess at their fate

International aid groups are warning of a catastrophic food crisis, as Somalia faces what could be its worst drought in 40 years. Nearly 2 million children are suffering from malnutrition.