As the defining battles of Afmadow and Kismayu loom large, what Kenya will now have to increasingly deal with is the challenge of telling the truth apart from Al Shabaab propaganda. Mr Lindsay ...

The militant group Al-Shabaab-- Al Qaeda's affiliate in Somalia -- has released a recruitment video featuring GOP presidential frontrunner Donald Trump. The more-than 51-minute propaganda video comes ...

Shabaab fighters march in Somalia. Image from a Shabaab propaganda video. Shabaab, Al Qaeda’s branch in East Africa, took control of two towns in central Somalia over the past week. These victories in ...

Last week, after months of speculation and dubious reports about his fate, Omar Hammami – the American commander and erstwhile media face of al-Shabaab – left the jihadist group. In an interview with ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia - A purported Al-Shabaab aerial video drone was shot down in southern Somalia, security forces said, with the incident now likely to raise fundamental questions about the safety of ...

The offensive al-Shabaab launched in late February 2025 marks its most ambitious push in years, reversing government gains and reasserting control in swathes of central and southern Somalia. The rapid ...

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's Islamist al Shabaab rebels are seen as lacking the numbers and unity of purpose to carry out a threat by one of their leaders to attack the United States on its own ...