KAMPALA, April 1 (Xinhua) -- The Uganda People's Defense Forces (UPDF) said its forces killed 22 al-Shabaab terrorists in Somalia on Sunday. The army deployed in Somalia under African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) killed the terrorists when they attempted to attack bases at Quoroyole, ...
ATMIS is made up of troops from Burundi, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda MOHAMED ABDIWAHAB AFP/File MOGADISHU, Somalia -The Al-Shabaab militants reverted to the traditional "provocative" method of raiding military bases, before opening fire on their target during the Tuesday morning raid at...
JOWHAR, Somalia -The Al-Shabaab militants on Monday targeted a strategic Forward Operating Base in Middle Shabelle, the latest attack against the loyal forces serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia which is responsible for the security tasks in the war-torn nation. Sources said the mi...
However, al-Shabaab's direct transnational intent has so far been limited to launching attacks against countries contributing troops to the African Union force in Somalia, which includes Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia and Djibouti. In addition, the Westgate attack suggested that al-Shabaab's capability out...
country. Al Shabaab's 2013 attack against the Westgate mall in Nairobi killed at least 67, and the group has continued to attack Kenyan towns along the border—including a 2015 attack on Kenya's Garissa University that killed 148. Al Shabaab has also conducted suicide attacks in Djibouti. ...
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). Al-Shabaab originated as a militia affiliated with the Islamic Courts Unio