Ankara sends drones, ammunition, commandos but still avoids directly engaging the armed Somali group on the ground ...

African leaders meeting in Uganda are calling for more peacekeepers for Somalia to defend against the extremist ...

The armed group says it seizes control of Wargaadhi town and its military base, but the Somali army denies the claim.

Al Shabaab fighters battled Somali troops and allied forces for control of a strategic army base in central Somalia on ...

As al-Shabaab militants maintain their grip on central Somalia and threaten critical arteries leading to Mogadishu, Somalia’s federal government continues to prioritize political consolidation over ...

The Somali National Army on Thursday said it had repelled a dawn attack by Al-Shabaab militants on the village of Wargadhi, ...

Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has survived six assassination attempts by the al-Shabaab terrorist group since he ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia, April 21 (SMN) - A senior Somali official has called on the federal government to expel the wives and children of al Shabaab militants from the capital, accusing them of living ...

Puntland's President Said Abdullahi Deni turns Bosaso airport over to the United Arab Emirates without parliamentary approval ...

The group briefly captured villages within 50km (30 miles) of Mogadishu, raising fears among the capital’s residents that the city could be targeted. While Somali forces have since recaptured ...

Billed as a win-win for development, the pact has ignited sharp criticism, with opponents arguing it grants Ankara outsized ...

Al Shabaab fighters clashed with Somali troops over control of a strategic army base in Wargaadhi, central Somalia. The base, ...