Oct 15, 2024 · Al-Shabaab in Somalia remains one of al-Qaeda’s strongest and most successful affiliates. The terrorist organization continues to exploit the Somalian government’s limited state capacity and...

Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen [note 1], commonly known as al-Shabaab, [note 2] is a transnational Salafi Jihadist [35][36] military and political organization based in Somalia and active elsewhere in East Africa. It is actively involved in the ongoing Somali Civil War and incorporates elements of Somali nationalism into its Islamist cause.

Jan 17, 2025 · al-Shabaab, Somali-based Islamist militant group with links to al-Qaeda. Beginning in 2006, the group waged an insurgency against Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government (TFG).

1 day ago · The Hiiraan region has become a focal point in Somalia's wider campaign against Al-Shabaab, with the federal government assuming security responsibility and intensifying operations since late 2024. With support from local militias and international partners, Somali forces have been targeting key militant hideouts to disrupt their operations and ...

Aug 26, 2024 · Al-Shabaab has grown rich and retained influence, thanks to six main factors. The west and its African partners have focused on the “ hearts and minds ” approach to counterinsurgency in...

Dec 22, 2017 · Islamist militant group al-Shabab is battling the UN-backed government in Somalia, and has carried out a string of attacks across the region.

Al-Shabaab is a Sunni Islamic terrorist group that publicly pledged loyalty to al-Qa‘ida in 2012. The group works to overthrow the Somali Federal Government, expel foreign forces from Somalia, and establish a fundamentalist Islamic state.

In mid-2022, the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) built upon a wave of clan-based resistance to al-Shabaab and launched a major offensive campaign in the Hiraan and Galmudug regions.

Dec 6, 2022 · Al-Shabaab, or “the Youth,” is an Islamist insurgent group based in Somalia. It held sway over the capital of Mogadishu in the late 2000s, but a military campaign led by the African Union...

Al-Shabaab is responsible for the assassination of Somali peace activists, international aid workers, numerous civil society figures, and journalists, and for blocking the delivery of aid from some Western relief agencies during the 2011 famine that killed tens of thousands of Somalis.