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The men provided financial assistance to al-Shabab fighters who attacked the DusitD2 complex in Nairobi, killing 21 people. A Kenyan

Families want justice, ‘blood money’ for AU peacekeeper killings in Somalia | Conflict News

Omar Hassan Warsame was a larger-than-life figure in the Somali town of Golweyn, where his sizeable farm provided maize, bananas

Armed group claims responsibility for attack on popular seaside spot frequented by Somalis on weekends. Several people have been killed

The attack by al-Shabab occurred in villages that border Somalia, an area where the group often carries out raids. Five

Announcement comes a week after al-Shabab fighters stormed a base housing African Union peacekeepers in Somalia. Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni

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