Al Shabaab

Minnesota's tax money 'almost certainly' ends up in hands of Somali terror group Al-Shabaab

Minnesota's Somali community has sent millions of tax funds to Somalia via hawala networks, much of which has ended up in the hands of Al-Shabaab.

 PREVIEW Police officers stand guard near Hayat Hotel, the scene of an al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group militant attack, in Mogadishu, Somalia August 21, 2022
Soldiers of the Somalia National Army (SNA) walk near the frontlines at Sabiid, one of the towns they have liberated from the Al-Qaeda-linked terrorists, Al-Shabaab, in Somalia's lower-Shabelle region on November 11, 2025.

Minnesota’s Somali community sending millions to Islamist al-Shabaab terror org. - report

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Al Shabaab launches deadly attack on military base in Somalia

The al Qaeda-allied group has been fighting for nearly two decades, aiming to topple Somalia's central government and establish its own rule based on its strict interpretation of Islamic sharia law.

Al Shabaab display their weapons on the outskirts of Mogadishu, December 8, 2008.

US targets al Shabaab fundraisers, money launderers with sanctions

US Treasury imposes sanctions on al Shabaab's global money-laundering network, targeting 16 entities across regions, hindering terrorism financing.

 A Somali security officer walks past a section of Hotel Hayat, the scene of an al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group militant attack in Mogadishu, Somalia August 20, 2022.

Blasts in Somalia's capital Mogadishu kill at least 10, says residents

"I have counted ten dead people and 15 others injured. My shop is completely destroyed. The blasts took place in four places in the center of the market,"

 A Somali police officer stands guard at the scene after an explosion at the Bakara market in Mogadishu, Somalia February 6, 2024.

US man charged for attempt to aid terror after October 7 attack on Israel

The 23-year-old has been charged with "attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization," which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.

An image distributed by al Shabaab after the attack on a military base in Kenya shows Somalia's al Shabaab militant group's flag, said to be at the Manda Bay Airfield in Manda, Lamu, Kenya January 5, 2020.

Somali forces capture major al Shabaab militia stronghold

The government has promised a second phase of the offensive that will go after al Shabaab in southern Somalia, the group's traditional heartland.

 A Somali security officer walks past a section of Hotel Hayat, the scene of an al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group militant attack in Mogadishu, Somalia August 20, 2022.

Somali gov't hails victory in battle against al-Shabab but gains may be short-term

Somali security forces eliminated over 160 members of the extremist organization in a major operation, but analysts say that for the government to succeed, it must win the support of local clans.

Over 200 al-Shabaab fighters surrender to the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), September 2012.

Suicide bomber kills at least 30 soldiers in Somali capital

The bombing on Monday targeted the Jale Siyaad military academy.

Somali security officers are seen at a section of Hotel Hayat, the scene of an al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group militant attack in Mogadishu, Somalia August 20, 2022.

Somali lawmaker to TML: Gov't making gains in battling al-Shabab

Secretary of the Somali Defense Committee Ahmed Abdi Koshin says military offensive has 'successfully dislodged' the al-Qaeda-linked terror organization from many parts of the country.

A Somali security officer walks at the entrance of Hotel Hayat, the scene of an al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group militant attack in Mogadishu, Somalia August 20, 2022

Al Shabaab kills seven soldiers in attack on military base

The assailants rammed the military base in the village of Hawadley with a suicide car bomb and then opened fire.

Suspected al-Shabaab militants in Mogadishu during a joint operation between Somali forces and AMISOM, May 2014.

14 Iranian fishermen released by al-Shabaab following prolonged talks

Al-Arabiyya speculated based on earlier reports that they may have been abducted by pirates and then given to al-Shabaab.

Suspected al-Shabaab militants in Mogadishu during a joint operation between Somali forces and AMISOM, May 2014.

Somalia says it killed al Shabaab co-founder

Somali security forces have touted gains made in recent weeks against the al Qaeda-linked group while fighting alongside local self-defense groups.

A Somali security officer walks at the entrance of Hotel Hayat, the scene of an al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group militant attack in Mogadishu, Somalia August 20, 2022