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Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti are set to discuss a joint military offensive against the al-Qaeda affiliate. Somalia is hosting

Kenya has suffered attacks for a decade as retribution for joining the peacekeeping force fighting al-Shabab in Somalia. Kenyan security

Government forces and allied clan militias recaptured the base from al-Shabab in October. Fighters from the al-Shabab group stormed a

The government and allied clan militias have forced the rebels from swathes of territory, in the latest offensive. Somalia’s government-led

Somalia President Mohamud urges citizens to help flush out members of the group he describes as ‘bedbugs’. Hundreds of people

Al-Shabab is claiming responsibility for two car bombs in Hiraan after it was pushed out of the region. Two car

The group continues to make cross-border raids to pressure Kenya to withdraw its forces from the AU peacekeeping mission in

From: UpFront President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud joins Marc Lamont Hill to discuss his country’s security and humanitarian challenges. Is Somalia

The army and local clans, backed by US and AU support, have been waging a broader campaign to drive fighters

Eight civilians and one soldier were killed during the siege and five other soldiers wounded, police spokesman says. Somali security