US strike killed al Shebaab commander: Somali officials

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 21:10

A US missile strike in southern Somalia on Sunday killed a senior al Shebaab commander who had masterminded suicide attacks by the al Qaeda-linked militant group, two Somali security officials said.

Shebab militants in Somalia ban Internet

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 10:54

Militants from the Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab have banned citizens in the areas of Somalia they control from using the Internet.

Al Shabab suicide attack on Mogadishu hotel in Somalia kills 11

Last Updated: Thursday, January 2, 2014, 09:32

Al Shabab has been branded as a banned terrorist outfit by both the US and the UK but still has under its control some rural areas of the country where it has imposed Sharia law.

Deadly back-to-back blasts at Mogadishu hotel

Last Updated: Thursday, January 2, 2014, 00:16

A car bomb struck a hotel near a UN compound in Mogadishu Wednesday and a second blast went off as emergency services rushed in, killing several, police and witnesses said.

Four dead, 11 wounded in Mogadishu bombing

Last Updated: Friday, December 27, 2013, 20:55

At least four soldiers were killed and 11 people wounded on Friday in an explosion in the Somali capital Mogadishu, police and witnesses said.

Suspected grenade attack on Kenyan bus kills four

Last Updated: Saturday, December 14, 2013, 23:36

A suspected grenade attack on a minibus in Kenya`s capital on Saturday killed at least four people near a Somali-dominated area of the city, police said, an incident that mirrors explosions last year that were blamed on Somali militants.

Somali president names economist as new prime minister

Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 23:51

Somalia`s president named a political newcomer as prime minister on Thursday, days after his predecessor was ousted amid bitter infighting in the war-torn nation.

Car bomb explosion outside Somali prime minster`s office

Last Updated: Friday, December 6, 2013, 20:01

A car bomb exploded on Friday killing its driver outside the office of Somalia`s prime minister in the capital Mogadishu.

Somali president resolute after Shabaab car bombing

Last Updated: Saturday, November 9, 2013, 21:38

Somalia`s president vowed on Saturday he would not halt efforts to restore peace and security to the country in the wake of a car bomb attack in central Mogadishu by al Qaeda-linked Shabaab rebels.

Government shuts down Somali radio station

Last Updated: Saturday, October 26, 2013, 23:45

Security forces shut down one of Somalia`s most respected independent radio stations on Saturday in Mogadishu, accusing it of illegally occupying a government building, witnesses and police said.

Suicide blast in central Somalia kills 15

Last Updated: Saturday, October 19, 2013, 18:29

At least 15 people died on Saturday in a suicide attack in a restaurant in the central Somali town of Beledweyne claimed by the Shebab, a local police chief said.

Somalia says working with foreign partners on terror no secret

Last Updated: Sunday, October 6, 2013, 21:05

Somalia said on Sunday it was "not a secret" it is working with foreign governments to fight terror and described the country`s al Qaeda-linked Shebab militants as a threat to the world.