Al-Shabab Escalates Suburban Offensive with Back-to-Back Attacks on NISA Base
Mogadishu, SOMALIA - Al-Shabab militants have launched a mortar attack on the same National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) base ...
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Al-Shabab, is a militant Sunni Islamist group based in Somalia and active in East Africa. Al Shabab is designated as a terrorist organization by the United Nations and several other countries.
Al-Shabab Launches Multiple Attacks in Mogadishu
Mogadishu, SOMALIA - Today morning, Al-Shabab launched a brazen Suicide Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device (SVBIED) attack on a National Intelligence ...
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Puntland Executes Al-Shabab Prisoners, Exposing Somalia’s Justice Divide
Galkacyo, PUNTLAND - Puntland authorities executed ten Al-Shabab prisoners on Saturday, following their recapture after a recent prison break. This ...
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Ibrahim Nadara, Former Al-Shabab Leader, Appointed DG of Religious Ministry
Mogadishu, SOMALIA - Prime Minister Hamza Barre has appointed Ibrahim Adan "Nadara" as the Director General of the Ministry of ...
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Disconnect Evident as Somali Elites Stage Hollow Demonstration at Lido Beach
Mogadishu, SOMALIA - In a display of tone-deaf bravado, Somalia's political elite have once again demonstrated their profound disconnect from ...
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Al-Shabab Infiltration of Security Forces Suspected in Lido Beach Attack
Mogadishu, SOMALIA - The recent Lido Beach attack in Mogadishu has laid bare the depths of Somalia's security crisis, with ...
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12 Al-Shabab Prisoners Escape in Galkayo; 8 Recaptured
Galkayo, SOMALIA - 12 Al-Shabab detainees, most of whom were on death row, escaped today from the prison in Galkayo, ...
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Al-Shabab IED Targets Army Supply Truck in Mogadishu Suburb
Mogadishu, SOMALIA - An Al-Shabab IED attack on Sunday on a Somali National Army (SNA) supply truck in Garasbaley, a ...
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Lido Beach Massacre Exposes Mogadishu’s Security Vulnerabilities
Mogadishu, SOMALIA - Al-Shabab orchestrated a complex and deadly attack on Mogadishu's popular Lido Beach last night, resulting in over ...
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Al-Shabab Exploits Abudwaaq Arms Seizure to Criticize Somali Government
In a statement to Al-Shabab media, the group's spokesman, Sheikh Ali Dhere, seized upon the incident of weapons seized by ...
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Hassan Sheikh Plans Kismayo Visit to Leader He Tried to Oust
Mogadishu, SOMALIA - President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is reportedly planning to visit Kismayo this week for a meeting with Jubaland...
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