MOGADISHU, Somalia -- Somalia's defense ministry said officials were investigating an explosion at a military training school ...

T he concerns and agenda of Somalia’s al-Shabab militia are very much rooted in local politics. However, its rise to prominence is tied to decisions taken by the U.S. and its regional allies in ...

The al-Qaida-linked militant group al-Shabab claimed an attack that killed three Emirati troops and a Bahraini military officer on a training mission at a military base in the Somali capital ...

Loud explosions shook the Somali port city of Kismayo Tuesday as Somali government troops and African Union forces took control of the last major stronghold of the al-Qaida-linked militia group al ...

Al-Shabab fighters have battled Somali troops and allied forces for control of a strategic army base in southern Somalia, according to the government and a military official. Capturing the base in ...

Al-Shabab in Somalia: Bullets and bombs can’t bury ideologies. The Somali government’s offensive against al-Shabab is faltering because of the divisive tactics deployed.

Al-Shabab militants patrol in southern Mogadishu's Bakara market during a raid by the group to find out traders that sell expired food in Mogadishu, Somalia, on June 29, 2009.

Al-Shabab set the helicopter on fire after capturing it in central Somalia, where the UN’s African Union Transition Mission in Somalia provides support for more than 19,000 peacekeeping forces ...

FILE - Armed al-Shabab fighters ride on pickup trucks as they prepare to travel into the city, just outside the capital Mogadishu, Somalia, Dec. 8, 2008. The al-Shabab extremist group has ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The al-Qaida-linked militant group al-Shabab claimed an attack that killed four Emirati troops and a Bahraini military officer on a training mission at a ...

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Al Shabaab fighters battled Somali troops and allied forces for control of a strategic army base in central Somalia on Thursday, the government and a military official said ...