UN authorises new mission against al-Shabaab in Somalia
Resolution allows deployment of 12,626 personnel – but it is unclear if Ethiopia will stay part of peacekeeping force amid territory dispute The UN has...
Category : Al-Shabaab
More than 30 killed in terrorist attack on popular Mogadishu beach
At least 63 wounded after suicide bomber and gunmen target busy beachfront in Somali capital At least 32 people have been killed and 63 injured...
Somalian rebels kill one and abduct five after UN helicopter’s emergency landing
Al-Shabaab fighters attack after aircraft carrying medical professionals and soldiers lands in their territory Al-Shabaab fighters in Somalia have attacked a United Nations helicopter that...
US and Somali forces kill al-Shabaab commander with $10m bounty on head
Maalim Ayman was wanted over attack on airbase in Kenya in 2020 in which three Americans died Somali troops and US forces have killed a...
Nine people killed in attack by al-Shabaab in Somali capital Mogadishu
Islamist militants claim responsibility for blast at popular restaurant on Friday night that injured 20 people Nine people were killed in an attack claimed by...
Uganda says 54 African Union peacekeepers killed in Somalia attack
Al-Shabaab militants claimed responsibility for dawn attack on 26 May At least 54 African Union peacekeepers were killed when militants attacked a base housing Ugandan...
Tens of thousands of refugees flee from Somaliland clashes
Somalis arrive in Ethiopia from disputed town of Las Anod, where at least 82 people have died in fighting More than 60,000 Somali refugees have...
Rights abuses often ‘tipping point’ for extremist recruitment, UN study finds
Quality education and exposure to different cultures identified as key preventive factors in African survey Human rights abuses committed by security forces and economic deprivation...
UK’s lost leadership role hurts Somalia’s fight against famine, says drought envoy
Britain is no longer the key humanitarian player and ‘great ally’ it once was, says envoy trying to get support for Somalia’s drought The UK...
Casualties reported as jihadist group seizes hotel in Somali capital
Al-Shabaab fighters are still inside building in Mogadishu after fierce firefight with security forces Al-Shabaab fighters have seized control of a hotel in the Somali...
