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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.
Foreign Soldiers Reportedly Attacked an al-Shabaab Base in Somalia, Days After US Airstrikes
Reports of the early morning incident came from both al Shabaab and a Somali official saying foreign soldiers from an unnamed country traveled by helicopters and landed near the militant's base 30 miles outside Mogadishu.
Journalist Turned al Shabaab Commander Sentenced to Death in Somalia for Murdering Reporters
Hassan Hanafi, a 30-year-old former media officer for the militant group, was sentenced on Thursday for the murder of six journalists in the East African country.
Al Shabaab May Have Killed 200 Kenyan Soldiers in January Attack
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said 200 Kenyan soldiers were killed in the raid earlier this year. The Kenyan government denied this tally and has refused to release its own figures.
Kenya Says It Killed al Shabaab's Intelligence Chief
Kenyan troops say they killed al Shabaab's deputy commander and head of intelligence Mohamed Karatey during a graduation ceremony for insurgent fighters on February 8.
At Least 13 Dead After al Shabaab Bombing and Shootout at Mogadishu Hotel
Members of the Islamist militant group bombed a hotel where government officials and lawmakers stay before engaging in an hours-long shootout with Somali security forces.
Ethiopians Aren't Optimistic That Obama Can Help End Country's Human Rights Abuses
Ethiopia has maintained Washington funding despite reports by the US State Department that paint the country as one of the worst human rights offenders in sub-Saharan Africa.
Al Shabaab Gunmen Attack a Christmas Party at an African Union Base in Somalia
Officials say eight militants entered the Amisom compound in Mogadishu on Thursday, with troops killing at least five of the fighters from the Islamist militant group.
Somalia: The Fight Against al Shabaab
VICE News travels to Somalia to see how the country is dealing with the ever-present threat of al Shabaab.
Somalia: The Fight Against al Shabaab
Simon Ostrovsky traveled to Somalia to learn how the militant group al Shabaab evolved from a localized threat to a regional one.
Al-Shabaab Is Confiscating Camera-Equipped 'Spy' Phones
This is not the first time that the al Qaeda-linked jihadist group has picked a fight with technology.