The United States needs to stay in the fight against al-Shabab to secure global trade.

The Middle Shabelle region has witnessed intensified security operations by Somali army patrols aimed at safeguarding villages and towns and preventing al-Shabaab ... sending ash plume 6,500ft ...

"These killers, who we found hiding in caves, threatened the United States and our Allies," Trump posted on social media.

The Federal Government of Somalia has initiated a military offensive targeting Al-Shabaab militants in several regions of the country, with the Hiran region seeing the heaviest preparations for battle ...

In May, Al-Shabab fighters, using suicide blasts, overran an army base, killing 73 soldiers and seizing vehicles. The claims ...