Tag: Al-Shabaab
Clashes erupt between Macawisleey, Al-Shabaab near Hiiraan–Middle Shabelle border
Heavy fighting broke out on Friday between government-backed Macawisleey militia and Al-Shabaab militants in the Hararta area, local reports said. The settlement ...Somalia’s president says Houthis, Al-Shabaab and ISIS exchanging arms and expertise
Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has alleged that Al-Shabaab, ISIS, and Yemen’s Houthi group are working together by exchanging arms and military ...Multiple mortars target Mogadishu’s Halane compound
Multiple mortar rounds targeted the highly secured Halane compound in Mogadishu on Monday morning, local media reported. Sirens were heard in several ...Government forces repel Al-Shabaab attack on Wargaadhi in Middle Shabelle
Heavy clashes erupted early Thursday in Wargaadhi village, Middle Shabelle region, after Al-Shabaab militants launched a dawn assault on government positions, according ...US targets vessel carrying weapons for Al-shabaab
The United States military carried out airstrikes on two vessels transporting advanced conventional weapons believed to be destined for the armed group ...South West State forces repel Al-Shabaab attack near Baidoa, kill several militants
South West State forces repelled a pre-dawn attack by Al-Shabaab militants on a military outpost in the Maanya-Fuulka area, on the outskirts ...Airstrikes hit Aadan Yabaal following Al-Shabaab takeover
Somalia’s government said a U.S. airstrike killed 12 Al-Shabaab militants in Aadan Yabaal, shortly after the armed group captured the strategic town ...Al-Shabaab seizes strategic town of Aadan Yabaal in Middle Shabelle region
Al-Shabaab militants on Wednesday morning captured the strategic town of Aadan Yabaal in Somalia’s Middle Shabelle region following an early morning attack, ...US, Gulf nations sanction 15 Al-Shabaab members over funding activities
The United States and six Gulf countries have jointly sanctioned 15 individuals accused of supporting Al-Shabaab through financial and logistical activities. The ...Somali government detains soldiers who fled frontlines against Al-Shabaab
The Federal Government of Somalia has detained several soldiers who reportedly fled the frontlines in the ongoing fight against Al-Shabaab, particularly in ...
