Turkey has sent F-16 fighters and attack helicopters to Somalia to step up strikes on al-Shabaab militants and protect its growing interests in the Horn of Africa country, according to people familiar ...

President William Ruto has dismissed opposition allegations that he held meetings with the Al-Shabaab terrorist group during a visit to the country's northeastern region. Ruto said the claims were ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somali National Army [SNA] troops have borne the brunt of Al-Shabaab attacks in recent weeks, records indicate, with a total of 14 soldiers killed in a span of two days, in two ...

Kenyan President William Ruto has announced that the government will reopen two checkpoints along the border with Somalia, after nearly 15 years of closure. The border was closed to due attacks in ...

Al-Shabaab terrorists have killed another National Police Reservist (NPR) officer hours after murdering six others in Garissa County bringing the death toll to seven. The latest victim of the ...

LAMU, Kenya - Troops selected from KDF's Special Forces on Saturday foiled an Al-Shabaab raid in Lamu, coastal Kenya, officials said, in what could have been a "catastrophic" attack by the militants.

Kenya is part of an African Union force that has been battling the Islamist rebels. Al Shabaab has often staged attacks in Kenya and has said it will continue to launch strikes until Kenyan forces ...

The ministry has urged teachers to remain at their posts amid fears of renewed militia attacks and transfer requests. The government has asked teachers in public schools across Garissa county to stay ...

An army base in southern Somalia was struck by car bombs and gunfire on Wednesday, a military official and witnesses said, in an attack claimed by the Al-Shabaab militant group. The attack in ...

Deputy Inspector-General of the Administration Police Service (DIG-APS) Gilbert Masengeli on Tuesday led a team to visit Hulugho Township following the killing of a local chief and a teacher in a ...

An Al-Shabaab suicide bomber and gunmen attacked a busy beach in the Somali capital Mogadishu killing 37 people and wounding scores more, officials said Saturday, one of the deadliest recent strikes ...