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Al-Shabab

Al-Shabab is a jihadi militant organization based in Somalia. The group was founded between 2004 and 2006; it claims to fight for an Islamic theocracy in the Horn of Africa. Its name al-Shabab means "the Youth."

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August 3, 2024

More than 30 killed in Somalia beach attack

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AfricaLink News: August 7, 2024

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Al-Shabab fighters march with their weapons

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Al-Shabab extremists: Why is the group terrorizing Somalia?

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A group of adults and children and a donkey cart

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Somalia's food crisis claims young lives

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Somalia's al-Shabab fighters in camouflage clothes conduct Muslim prayers outside.

Terror in Somalia: Who are the al-Shabab militants?

Terror in Somalia: Who are the al-Shabab militants?

The death of 100 people in bombings at the weekend spotlighted one of Africa's deadliest insurgencies.
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A Somalian soldier during training

Somalia continues offensive against al-Shabab

Somalia continues offensive against al-Shabab

Local authorities say latest attacks from the al-Shabab group won’t deter them from fighting the Islamist terrorists.
TerrorismOctober 6, 2022
Demonstrators from Somali anti-government opposition groups stand on photographs of the president.

Somalia finally holds long-delayed election

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PoliticsMay 13, 2022
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Al-Shabaab fighters, one of them a young boy

Taliban triumph means more worries in Africa

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