Al Shabaab
Kenya may close the world's largest refugee camp over fear of terrorist activity
The High Court in Kenya has blocked the government's bid to close Dadaab, the largest refugee camp in the world. The Kenyan government had hoped to close Dadaab by the end of November but as the day approached, the registered refugees living there were...
Al-Shabaab claims a car bomb attack that killed 10 in Mogadishu
The radical Islamist group says it carried out an assault on the headquarters of Somalia's Criminal Investigation Department in Mogadishu.
Suspected Al Shabaab recruiter kills four police officers after arrest in Kenya
The alleged militant was arrested this week and taken to a police station near the Kenyan border with Uganda, where he grabbed a gun from a guard and opened fire.
At least 14 dead after al-Shabaab gunmen storm hotel in Mogadishu
Security forces eventually hunted down the attackers, putting an end to an hours-long standoff that started when a car bomb detonated outside the hotel's front gate.
Somalia's Security Forces Bring Deadly Hotel Attack to An End in Mogadishu
The al Qaeda affiliated Islamist militant group al Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the car bombing and hours-long siege at Hotel Ambassador, which left at least 16 people dead.
Al Shabaab Says It Has Carried Out a Car Bombing and Hotel Attack in Mogadishu
The militants reportedly targeted the Ambassador Hotel, in the latest attack against places frequented by foreigners in the Somali capital.
Kenyan Troops Kill al-Shabaab Militants in Deadly Firefight in Somalia
Kenya's military announced that its soldiers struck a group of al-Shabaab fighters near the Kenyan border in western Somalia, killing 21 militants.
Kenya Blames Terrorists for Its Decision to Close the World's Largest Refugee Camp
The government in Nairobi has long threatened to close the doors of Dadaab refugee camp, home to more than 300,000 refugees mainly from neighboring Somalia.
'Make It Look Like It's ISIS': A Fake Bomb, a Would-Be Terrorist, and an FBI Sting in Miami
The FBI says it caught a terrorist trying to blow up a synagogue on the outskirts of Miami — but the FBI supplied the bomb as part of an undercover operation.