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In a first, Somalia-based al-Shabab is attacking in Ethiopia
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe al-Shabab extremist group has exploited Ethiopia’s internal turmoil to cross the border from...
For new Somalia government, al-Shabab a threat to authority
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAn unknown caller ordered him to report to a town outside the capital, Mogadishu, where the...
Biden sends hundreds of U.S. troops back to Somalia to fight al-Shabab extremists
NBC Universal via AOL· 2 years agoWASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is sending hundreds of U.S. troops to Somalia to help counter the...
Should the U.S. send troops to Somalia?
The Week via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPresident Biden. Illustrated | Getty Images, iStock After being told by top military officials that the threat of the Al Shabab extremist group in...
Al-Shabab claims attack in Somali capital that kills 4 Emirati troops and 1 Bahraini officer
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe al-Qaida-linked militant group al-Shabab claimed an attack that killed four Emirati troops and a...
Al-Shabab extremists deny contact with Somalia's government
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Somalia-based al-Shabab extremist group has denied having contact with the Somali government after the country’s deputy defense minister claimed that the extremists had for the first time ...
Study: Facebook allowed the sharing of content calling for violence against East Africa
theGrio via AOL· 2 years agoNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A new study has found that Facebook has failed to catch Islamic State group...
Somalia names former al-Shabab deputy a government minister
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA former deputy leader of the al-Shabab extremist group has been named a government minister by...
Reversing Trump, Biden moves to deploy US troops to Somalia to help counter extremist group
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has signed an order to redeploy hundreds of U.S. troops to Somalia...
Treasury sanctions IS-Somalia weapons traffickers, al-Shabab
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Treasury Department announced sanctions Tuesday against a weapons trafficking network affiliated...