Al Shabaab
Justice Dept. sentences al-Shabaab terrorist for planning 9/11-inspired plane hijacking, crash plot
A Kenyan al-Shabaab operative was sentenced to two life terms after plotting a 9/11-style aircraft attack on US soil, including training as a pilot to hijack a commercial plane.
Australia honors Bondi Beach attack victims as PM Albanese orders safety review
Treasury Dept. investigates allegations that Minnesota tax dollars sent to al-Shabaab terrorists
Minnesota's tax money 'almost certainly' ends up in hands of Somali terror group Al-Shabaab
Minnesota’s Somali community sending millions to Islamist al-Shabaab terror org. - report
“For every dollar that is transferred from the Twin Cities back to Somalia, Al-Shabaab is . . . taking a cut of it,” a source told City Journal.
New Jersey man pleads guilty after being inspired by October 7 to join terrorist group
Nasr told an FBI confidential source posing as a facilitator for a terrorist organization that "evil America" was his primary enemy and the “head of the snake.”
Terrorist convicted for planning 9/11-inspired takeover of US flight
Cholo Abdi Abdullah, 34, had planned the attack on behalf of Al-Shabaab - a Somalia-based terror group who have sworn allegiance to Al Qaeda.
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.
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.
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,"
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.
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.
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.
Suicide bomber kills at least 30 soldiers in Somali capital
The bombing on Monday targeted the Jale Siyaad military academy.
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.
