UNSC renews sanctions regime on Somalia-based terror group Al-Shabaab
The UN Security Council on Friday adopted two separate resolutions to renew the sanctions regime on Somalia-based Al-Shabaab and to lift the arms embargo on the Somali government.
Al-Shabaab militants kill 167 Ethiopian soldiers in Somalia
At least 167 Ethiopian soldiers were killed in an ambush by militants of the radical Islamist group Al-Shabaab in western Somalia, the Somali Guardian news portal reported on Sunday, citing the group.
Somalia: Al-Shabaab terrorists attack African Union military base
Al-Shabaab terrorists attacked an African Union military base in Somalia on Friday, media reports said.
Somalia: Four die in hotel siege
Mogadishu: Somalia security forces are fighting to take control over a hotel which has been seized by terrorists in Mogadishu city, media reports said on Monday.
Death toll in Somali Hotel attack rises to 15
Mogadishu: The death toll from the attack on Hayat Hotel here has risen to 15, while dozens of people have been injured, as gunfire between security forces and al-Shabaab terrorists is ongoing, media reported on Saturday.
Al-Shabaab terror group claim responsibility for blast in Somali capital: Reports
Mogadishu/UNI/SPUTNIK: Militants of al-Shabaab, an affiliate of al-Qaeda have claimed responsibility for the explosion in Somalia's capital city Mogadishu which killed eleven soldiers and injured sixteen others, local publication Somali Guardian reported.
Uganda troops kill 189 Al-Shabaab terrorists
Kampala/UNI: The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), deployed in Somalia as part of the African Union’s (AU) peacekeeping mission, killed 189 Al Shabaab militants during several military operations, the UPDF said.
Six al-Shabab militants killed in operation in southern Somalia
Mogadishu/Xinhua/UNI: Somali National Army (SNA) killed six al-Shabab militants in an operation in the Lower Shabelle of southern Somalia on Wednesday, the military said.
Six al-Shabab militants killed during fight with Somalia troops
Mogadishu/Xinhua/UNI: Somali security forces on Tuesday killed six al-Shabab militants after a fierce gun battle in Diff town in the Lower Juba region, an official said on Tuesday.
Somali forces arrest al-Shabab militant behind suicide bombings
Mogadishu/Xinhua/UNI: Somali government forces said they have arrested a senior al-Shabab fighter behind suicide bombings in the Horn of Africa nation.
Kenya's Manda airstrip closed after al-Shabab attack
Lamu, Kenya/Xinhua/UNI: Kenya's aviation authorities have closed indefinitely Manda airstrip following a dawn terror attack by al-Shabab militants early Sunday.
US airstrike kills 3 Al-Shabaab terrorists in Somalia - AFRICOM
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: US forces in conjunction with their Somali counterparts conducted an airstrike against al-Shabaab militants reportedly killing 3 terrorists in the process, Africa Command said in a press release.
Somali forces arrest 3 al-Shabab militants in southern town
Mogadishu, Jul 22 (Xinhua/UNI) Somali forces have apprehended three al-Shabab militants in a security operation conducted on Sunday in Kismayo town, southern Somalia, an official said on Monday.
Kenya: Death toll in Nairobi attack touches 6
Nairobi, Jan 16 (IBNS): The death toll in an attack by suspected terrorists in a Kenya hotel has touched six, media reports said.