Al-Shabaab
7 Jan
The United States conducted an air strike in southern Somalia, killing 10 members of the Al-Shabaab jihadist group, US military authorities said Tuesday. The Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab has been waging a bloody insurgency against Somalia's fragile federal government for more than 17 years. The raid took place on December 31 in Beer Xaani, roughly 35 kilometres…
3 Aug 2024
An Al-Shabaab suicide bomber and gunmen attacked a busy beach in the Somali capital Mogadishu, killing 32 people and wounding scores more, in one of the deadliest attacks in months, police said on Saturday. The Al-Qaeda-linked jihadists have been waging an insurgency against the internationally backed federal government for more than 17 years and have…
8 Jun 2024
At least 25 people were killed during Islamist terrorist attacks on four army bases in central Somalia on Saturday, officials confirmed. Somali army spokesman Abukar Mohamed Hassan said that the Al-Shabaab group carried out “a massive assault” from different directions, in the Eldheer district, with suicide bombers and heavily armed militants. “Our national armed forces…
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