U.S. Secretary of State Pete Hegseth has acknowledged that the U.S. military presence in Africa remains "critical", as ...

Gunmen suspected of belonging to the al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group abducted five government officials in northeast Kenya ...

Five government officials were abducted in northeast Kenya by gunmen suspected to be from al Shabaab. This incident, ...

The United States military presence in Somalia may extend beyond initial plans, as the Pentagon shifts its focus to countering the growing threats posed by the Islamic State (ISIS) faction in Somalia ...

Al-Shabaab continues to control key towns such as Ceelbuur ... Most recently, Federal Government troops, originally intended for counterterrorism operations, were deployed to Jubaland, where they ...

For the better part of Saturday, the national forces battled against the Al-Shabaab in Masagawa township in Galgadud, with the militants losing a firm grip after heavy clashes, officials said while ...

NAIROBI - Gunmen suspected of belonging to the al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group abducted five government officials in northeast Kenya on Monday as they were on their way to work, media reported. Read ...

Al Shabaab has been fighting for years in Somalia ... in neighbouring Kenya as part of efforts to press Kenya to withdraw troops from Somalia, where they are part of an international peacekeeping ...

The U.S. has a long history of military involvement in Somalia, marked by airstrikes against jihadist groups like al Shabaab and Islamic State militants. From initial interventions in the 1990s to ...

The Igad Centre of Excellence for Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (ICEPCVE) says it has observed a growing ...