al shabaab

Pilot, copilot, flight engineer, a trainee pilot, and two others were onboard, transport minister says

The US has sent more troops to Kenya to reinforce security after al Shabaab militants killed three Americans

An attempt was made to breach security at Manda Air Strip says Kenya's army spokesperson

After the Somali militant insurgents also kidnapped three Kenyan police reservists on Friday

Part of a group of about 100 Cubans who came to Kenya to help boost health services

Al-Shabaab claims responsibility

Police surround Al-Shabaab fighter in a restaurant

Airstrike targeted al Shabaab fighters who had rammed into a military base near Jilib

Somali militant group al Shabaab claims responsibility

Somalia's al Shabaab has claimed responsibility for an attack that killed US commando and wounded four others

The operation occurs 200km northwest of the capital Mogadishu

Militant group al Shabaab claimed the attack on Saturday

Al Shabaab is linked to al Qaeda and wants to impose strict Islamic law in Somalia

Businesses had to close or improvise to remain open during shutdown

The Shabaab emerged out of a bitter insurgency fighting Ethiopia

Terrorist attack targeted soldiers and civilians near a busy intersection

Al Shabaab insurgency persists in Somalia as country struggles to restore order after over two decades of conflict

The al Shabaab militant group has been carrying out a series of deadly attacks in Somalia

There was no immediate claim of responsibility

The main target of the assault was a police post attacked with a car packed with explosives and Somali army posts

Military operations spokesperson did not say whether a suicide car bomb was used in the attack

General Mohamed Roble Jimale was killed when a suicide attacker drove into his convoy on Sunday

Police say all attackers have been gunned down and restaurant is now under full command of Somali government soldiers

It was not immediately clear how many casualties there were

Residents said the bodyguard who shot the security chief was a former member of al Shabaab

Police Colonel Abdi Osman said the death toll was 30, with 40 others injured

Ambulance worker says we have carried 13 dead people and 21 others who were injured