US al-Shabab militant held in Somalia
A long-time US member of al-Shabab is arrested while trying to escape the group in Somalia, a local official tells the BBC.
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Habari Zinazoendana
10 years ago
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Top al-Shabab militant 'surrenders'
Top al-Shabab militant Zakariya Ahmed Ismail Hersi, one of the US most wanted men, gives himself up, Somali officials say.
10 years ago
BBC![](http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/77317000/jpg/_77317279_al-shabab_afp624.jpg)
US attacks al-Shabab in Somalia
The US military says it carried out a military operation against al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab militants in Somalia.
10 years ago
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VIDEO: Somalia al-Shabab defector
One of the most senior figures to defect from al-Shabab in Somalia has urged his former colleagues to stop targeting civilians.
11 years ago
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Somalia arms 'diverted to al-Shabab'
A UN report warns that "systematic abuses" by Somalia's government have allowed weapons to be diverted to warlords and al-Shabab militants.
11 years ago
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10 years ago
BBCSwahili11 Feb
Kiongozi wa Al shabab auawa Somalia
Wizara ya ulinzi ya Marekani imesema imethibitisha kuwa shambulio la ndege la wiki iliyopita nchini Somalia dhidi ya Al Shabab.
10 years ago
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Somalia bounty on al-Shabab leaders
Somalia's government offers rewards for information leading to the capture of the top 11 commanders of the militant Islamist al-Shabab group.
10 years ago
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Somalia alert after al-Shabab death
Somalia is on alert for retaliatory attacks by Islamist group al-Shabab after its leader, Ahmed Abdi Godane, was killed in a US air strike.
10 years ago
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Somalia bans al-Shabab name in media
Somalia bans journalists from using the name al-Shabab - instead they have to refer to it as Ugus "the Group that Massacres the Somali People".
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