Timeline of the War in Somalia
Al Shabaab Executes Somali Man and Teenager For Homosexuality
A Somali man and teenager were publicly executed by Somali Islamist group al Shabaab on Tuesday for committing a...
Al Shabaab Militants Shoot Prosecutor Dead In Somalia’s Puntland
Al Shabaab Islamist militants shot dead a military prosecutor in Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region on Sunday,...
Suicide Car Bomb Explodes At Checkpoint In Mogadishu
A suicide car bomb exploded on Thursday at a checkpoint near Somalia's national theater in the capital Mogadishu,...
Car Bomb Leaves At Least 20 Dead
At least 20 people have died, while 15 have sustained injuries, after a car bomb exploded in Somalia on Sunday morning....
Car Bomb Attack Hits Mogadishu
A suspected car bomb has killed at least 11 people and injured another 16 when it exploded at a police checkpoint next...
‘Al-Shabab Attack’ On Kenyan Town Mandera Kills 12
At least 12 people have been killed in an attack in Kenya claimed by Somalia-based militant Islamist group al-Shabab....
Somali Police Station Attacked Near Afgoye
At least six people have been killed and several injured after a suicide attacker drove a bomb-laden car into a police...
Six Killed In Suspected Islamist Attack In Kenya
Suspected Islamist militants from the Somali group al Shabaab killed six people in an attack in northeast Kenya on...
Shabaab Seize Somalia Town Near Kenya Border
Mogadishu (AFP) - Heavily-armed Shabaab fighters seized control of a Somali town near the Kenyan border on Friday after...
Al Shabaab Attacks Somali Town, Kill Seven Troops
Somalia's Islamist militant group al Shabaab attacked a town in a region near Kenya's border, killing at least seven...
Five Dead In Shabaab Suicide Car Bomb At Somalia Hotel
Mogadishu (AFP) - At least five people were killed when jihadists exploded a suicide car bomb outside a popular hotel...
Al-Shabab Attack Kills 15 in Mogadishu Hotel in Somalia
Al-Shabab militants have attacked a hotel in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, killing at least 15 people. The gunmen used...
US Confirms Al-Shabab leader Ahmed Godane Killed
The Pentagon has today confirmed that the leader of the Islamist militant group al-Shabaab, Al-Shabab leader Ahmed...