Now its sequel is playing out to devastating effect in Somalia. Al-Shabaab — a Salafi Jihadist confederation — is rapidly securing terrain and closing in on Somalia’s capital city of Mogadishu.

including the Somali National Movement (SNM) and forces in support of the government. Later, groups like al-Shabaab, an extremist Salafi Jihadist military and political group that aims to impose ...

President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud recently alleged in opinion piece on Asharq Al-wasat, that the Houthis rebels—active in Yemen ...

Somali government, US Africa Command carry out airstrikes Somali troops kill al Shabaab fighters attempting to attack base Attacks follow recent gains by Islamist insurgents MOGADISHU, April 17 ...

Now its sequel is playing out to devastating effect in Somalia. Al-Shabaab — a Salafi Jihadist confederation — is rapidly securing terrain and closing in on Somalia’s capital city of Mogadishu.