Al Shabaab

Truck bomb kills at least 10 in Somalia

It was not immediately known who was to blame, although the Islamist organisation al Shabaab routinely conducts bombs in the nation in the Horn of Africa

Nine killed in restaurant attack in Somali capital

Those killed at the popular Pearl restaurant were six civilians and three soldiers, police said in a statement. Additionally, Abdikadir Abdirahman, director of Aamin ambulance service, said his group had carried 20 wounded people from the scene

Al Shabaab rebels attack African Union peacekeepers in Somalia, high death toll feared

There was no immediate official confirmation of the casualties, and the group's estimates sometimes differ from those released by authorities

Five killed in Somalia suicide attack, governor wounded

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, but Islamist group Al-Shabaab remains a potent force in the troubled Horn of Africa nation despite multinational efforts to degrade its leadership

Somalia: Several soldiers killed in Al-Shabaab attack on army base

The troubled Horn of Africa nation has witnessed a surge in attacks as government forces and allied militias wage a declared "all-out" war against the Al-Qaeda-linked terrorists

Prospect of better-paid work, not doctrine, the lure for Africa's jihadists, says UN

The conclusion casts doubt on conventional wisdom that religious doctrine is the main lure for joining groups like Boko Haram, al-Shabaab and the Al-Qaeda-linked Support Group for Islam and Muslims (GSIM)

Al-Shabaab blast kills eight in central Somalia

The attack occurred on Saturday afternoon in Buloburde, a city in the Hiran district where government forces and clan militias have been battling the Al-Qaeda-linked insurgents since the middle of last year

Car bombings in central Somalia kill 19, Al-Shabaab claims responsibility

Two cars packed with explosives were simultaneously detonated in Mahas, a town in Hiran where a major offensive was launched last year against the Al-Qaeda-linked militant group

Somalia: 21 dead, 117 wounded in deadly Al-Shabaab attack in Mogadishu hotel

Jihadist terrorist group Al-Shabaab on Friday launched an attack on the famous Hayat hotel in Somalia's capital Mogadishu. The devastating siege lasted for 30 hours

Somali forces end Al-Shabaab's deadly hotel siege after 30 hours

At least 13 civilians were killed and dozens wounded, as militants unleashed a gun and bomb attack on the popular Hayat Hotel on Friday evening