- Al-Shabaab (militant group) - Wikipedia
Between 2011 and 2013, a coalition of African Union forces, led by the Somali government, wrested a significant amount of territory from Al-Shabaab, including the capital city, Mogadishu
- US Attorney Office: Minnesota tax money goes to Al Shabaab . . .
Minnesota's Somali community has sent millions of tax funds to Somalia via hawala networks, much of which has ended up in the hands of Al-Shabaab
- National Counterterrorism Center | Terrorist Groups
Al-Shabaab is a Sunni Islamic terrorist group that publicly pledged loyalty to al-Qa‘ida in 2012 The group seeks to overthrow the Somali Federal Government, expel foreign forces from Somalia, and establish a fundamentalist Islamic state
- Al-Shabaab | Somali Militant Group, Terrorism Insurgency . . .
Al-Shabaab, Somali-based Islamist militant group with links to al-Qaeda Beginning in 2006, the group waged an insurgency against Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government (TFG)
- Somalia: Extremism and Terrorism - Counter Extremism Project
Cooperation between the Somali military and U S forces have resulted in successful operations against the al-Qaeda affiliated al-Shabaab, Somalia’s largest and longest running terror threat
- Conflict With Al-Shabaab in Somalia | Global Conflict Tracker
Learn about al-Shabab, the al-Qaeda affiliate with continued influence in Somalia, and track the latest developments in the country using CFR’s Global Conflict Tracker
- Al-Shabaab’s 2025 Offensive and the Unraveling of Somalia’s . . .
Al-Shabaab’s control is now firmly entrenched over Moqokori, Tardo, and Buq-Aqable, forming a triangular stronghold in central Somalia that effectively encircles key areas of Hiran and Middle Shabelle Control over these strategic towns allows the group to directly challenge federal authority
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