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The militant group says the first phase of military operations by the Somali government and local fighters has failed

Minister says militants asked for talks, then says he was misquoted

Mogadishu, Somalia - The Somali government said it plans to reopen schools in territories recently recovered from militant group al-Shabab. Education Mi

Schools are reopening in territories recovered from the militant group

In the last 15 years, 79 journalists have been killed in Somalia, most of them assassinated by al-Shabaab.

Declaration comes amid ongoing operations against al-Shabab in central Somalia

A governor in central Somalia has announced rewards of up to $25,000 for anyone who kills an Islamist militant with the al-Shabab terrorist group. The governor of Hiiraan region also directed military and clan militias to kill the wives and mothers of al-Shabab members. Rights groups and security experts expressed alarm at the call for…

For years, Somali clans and villages have tried to resist demands from the Islamist group al-Shabab, which can include taxes called "zakat," plus livestock, weapons and boys they can turn into fighters. And for years, al-Shabab has effectively crushed the local rebellions, usually with...

Witnesses say the troops also recaptured two villages that al-Shabab had held for more than a decade

Al-Shabaab’s Expanding Anti-Turkish Campaign in Somalia Lucas Webber On January 18, al-Qaeda affiliated al-Shabaab conducted a suicide bombing outside of a Turkish military base in Somalia’s capital city of Mogadishu, killing at least four people and injuring around 14 others (Garowe Online, January 19). The group claimed responsibility for the attack through the official Shahada News Agency and touted the …