On December 9, 2024, Al-Shabaab struck early in the morning, killing a police officer (driver) attached to Lafey Directorate ...

Suspected Al-Shabaab militants on Monday morning kidnapped at least five chiefs in Mandera County, police said. Mandera South ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Saturday that the strikes by U.S. Africa Command were directed by Trump and coordinated ...

Diplomacy is also likely to be complicated by Somalia’s ongoing battle against the al-Shabaab Islamist insurgent group, as well as deteriorating security and stability in the broader Horn of ...

Neighbours and friends start trickling into the small bushy compound, with hope written everywhere — they had presumed Sgt Abdullahi Isse Ibrahim dead, but now there is huge evidence that he is alive, ...

Uasin Gishu lady Kadra Abdullahi (l) in tears after a video of her father, Abdullahi Issa Ibrahim (r), captured by Al Shabaab, resurfaced. Photo: NTV Kenya. The 61-year-old did not make any ...

The family of a Kenya Defence Forces soldier, reportedly held captive by Al-Shabaab militants for nine years, is calling on the government to assist in the release of their relative. Sergeant ...

NAIROBI, Kenya - The Al-Shabaab group in Somalia released a video of a purported Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) serviceman, who was allegedly captured during the El-Adde raid which left dozens of soldiers ...

Al-Shabaab, the al-Qaeda-linked jihadist group in Somalia, is resurging again and demonstrating the ability to launch attacks with impunity. Since March 2017, al-Shabaab has launched close to 900 ...

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The attack, described as an ambush, struck one of the vehicles in the convoy, which was navigating through territory known for Al-Shabaab activity. The Somalia-based militant group Al-Shabaab ...