Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen [note 1], commonly known as al-Shabaab, [note 2] is a transnational Salafi Jihadist [33][34] military and political organization based in Somalia and active elsewhere in East Africa. It is actively involved in the ongoing Somali Civil War and incorporates elements of Somali nationalism into its Islamist cause. Allied to the militant pan-Islamist organization al ...

Four al-Shabaab gunmen conduct a four-day siege at Westgate Mall, killing 67 people and injuring around 200 others in an attack it claims was in retaliation for Kenya’s military intervention in Somalia.

Oct 31, 2024 · After years of a bloody stalemate that has taken many innocent lives, there is an urgent imperative to undertake a thorough reassessment of prospects for engaging Al-Shabaab through dialogue and negotiations. Despite numerous challenges, various avenues exist for engaging Al-Shabaab.

Oct 15, 2024 · Learn about al-Shabab, the al-Qaeda affiliate with continued influence in Somalia, and track the latest developments in the country using CFR’s Global Conflict Tracker.

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Apr 2, 2015 · Al-Shabaab is a Somali group that the United States designated as a foreign terrorist organization in March 2008. It wants to turn Somalia into a fundamentalist Islamic state, according to the...

Jan 17, 2025 · Al-Shabaab, Somali-based Islamist militant group with links to al-Qaeda. Beginning in 2006, the group waged an insurgency against Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government (TFG).

Though the threat of further defections to pro-Islamic State groups remains high, al-Shabaab will likely continue to be able to prevent mass defections thanks to its resilience in Somalia and East Africa and the steady decline of the Islamic State’s fortunes, and thus its appeal to jihadis both inside and outside of Somalia.

Feb 14, 2023 · The Threat Al Shabaab has waged an asymmetric campaign against the Somali government, AU forces, and foreign targets in Somalia. Per UN data, 2022 was its deadliest year since 2017, when a truck bomb in Mogadishu killed over 500 people (Al Shabaab’s deadliest single attack to date). Updated February 14, 2023

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