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al-shabab

A policeman wears a black uniform
Extremism
After most recent attack, should US negotiate with al-Shabab?
Members of the al-Qaeda-linked militant group al-Shabab surrender to authorities in the north of Somalia's capital Mogadishu, Sept. 24, 2012.
Conflict & Justice
Al-Shabab kidnaps Somali children to fill its ranks. Parents pull kids from school or flee to protect them.
A US special forces soldier demonstrates how to detain a suspect during Flintlock 2014, a US-led international training mission for African militaries, in Diffa, Niger, March 4, 2014.
Conflict
Niger raid highlights US military’s growing role in Africa
Somali government forces evacuate an injured colleague from the scene of an explosion at Kilometer 4 street in the Hodan district of Mogadishu, Somalia, on Oct. 14, 2017.
Conflict
A big truck bomb strikes outside a hotel in Somalia’s capital
A Somali soldier patrols a street following a suicide car bomb and gun attack.
Books
The death of a Navy SEAL reveals US mission creep in Somalia
An internally displaced woman from drought-hit area at a makeshift settlement area in Dolow, Somalia, April 4, 2017.
Conflict
Somalis walk for days searching for food and water while al-Shabab blocks aid
A woman holding a rose prays during a Nairobi memorial vigil following an attack by gunmen at Kenya's Garissa University College.
Conflict
Targeting the militants of al-Shabab with airstrikes is easier said than done
A Kenyan security officer searches a boy for weapons before an Easter Sunday service at a Catholic church in Garissa, Kenya, on April 5, 2015. Somali Kenyans fear a crackdown following a massacre at the Garissa Univeristy by Somali militants.
Conflict
Somalis in Kenya brace for a backlash
A Kenya Defense Force soldier runs for cover during al-Shabab's attack on a university compound in Garissa on April 2, 2015.
Conflict
Al-Shabab are masters of terror — and masters of the media
Abdirizak Bihi, who directs the Somali Education and Social Advocacy Center in Minnesota, testifies at a congressional hearing on radicalization in Washington. Bihi's nephew left Minnesota to fight with al-Shabab in 2008.
Conflict
In Minnesota, ISIS may be building on the recruiting networks once used by other terror groups
Mohammed Ahamed waits at a money-transfer business in Minneapolis to send money to his ex-wife in Somalia. About 40 percent of all Somali families rely on remittances from another country.
Economics
Somali Americans fight to save their lifeline of cash for relatives back home
al-Shabaab radio stations in Somalia
Conflict & Justice
How al-Shabab is building a media empire and creating chaos in Kenya
Sports
At least 64 killed in Uganda bombing
Investigators suspect this Westgate mall suspect is Hassan Abdi Dhuhulow, who grew up in Norway and was born in Somalia.
Conflict & Justice
How does a boy from a seaside town in Norway end up a terrorist in Kenya?
Imam Hassan Mohamud, from Somalia, speaks about the recent Nairobi terrorist attacks during an English-language service in late September at the Minnesota Da'Wah Institute.
Conflict & Justice
A Somali imam declares war on al-Shabab, in Somalia and at his mosque in Minnesota
Environment
When you buy ivory, you may be funding al-Shabab terrorists
Kenya police and military officers control the temporary entrance erected at the Westgate shopping mall following the recent attack in Kenya's capital Nairobi.
Global Politics
Kenyan military accused of turning Westgate mall siege into shopping spree
A Kenyan police officer tries to secure an area inside the Westgate Shopping Centre after a militant siege.
Conflict & Justice
The urban guerrilla comes of age
Arts, Culture & Media
Nairobi Attack by al-Shabab: ‘A Sign of Desperation’
Lifestyle & Belief
Nairobi Reels as Militant Shopping Mall Siege Continues
Conflict & Justice
How the extremist group al-Shabab looks for recruits
Conflict & Justice
An unwelcome spotlight falls on Minnesota’s Somali community because of Nairobi attack
Aid groups unable to access famine-ravaged Somalia
Rep. Keith Ellison on Islamophobia and Home-Grown Terrorism
Conflict & Justice
Somalia: Providing Humanitarian Aid on al-Shabab’s Turf
More homegrown terror? Americans arrested on way to Egypt