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All 5 attackers killed, ending Somalia hotel siege in which 3 soldiers died

Security forces in Somalia say they have killed all five attackers who laid siege to a hotel in a normally secure area of the capital.

Furor erupts over Ronaldo’s apparent obscene taunt in Saudi league match

Al-Shabab claims attack in Somali capital that kills 4 Emirati troops and 1 Bahraini officer

Somali security forces end al-Shabab siege that killed 10

Regional heads plan joint push against al-Shabab in Somalia

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Somalia wants to terminate the UN political mission assisting peace efforts in the country

Somalia is asking the United Nations to terminate its political mission in the country, which has been assisting the government to bring peace and stability in the face of attacks by the al-Qaida-linked extremist group al-Shabab.

Ronaldo scores winner in Saudi Arabia, says league is improving

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo helped Al-Nassr keep its Saudi Arabian title hopes alive by scoring the winning goal in a come-from-behind 3-2 victory over Al-Shabab on Tuesday.

Al-Hilal wins to reach Asian Champions League semifinals

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Titleholder Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia advanced to the semifinals of the Asian Champions League with a 1-0 win over Iranian club Foolad on Thursday.

Titleholder Al-Hilal cruises into ACL quarterfinals

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Titleholder Al-Hilal defeated Shabab Al-Ahli of the United Arab Emirates 3-1 to give Saudi Arabia two teams in the quarterfinals of the Asian Champions League on Monday.

‘They are on the run': Somalia leads fight against al-Shabab

Somalia has launched what is being called the most significant military offensive against the al-Shabab extremist group in more than a decade.

Al-Shabab extremists deny contact with Somalia’s government

The Somalia-based al-Shabab extremist group has denied having contact with the Somali government after the country’s deputy defense minister claimed that the extremists had for the first time asked to negotiate.

Twin bombings targeting Somalia’s military kill at least 10

Police in Somalia say two suicide car bombers killed at least 10 people early Wednesday when they targeted a military facility in a region at the heart of the government’s offensive against al-Shabab extremists.

2 shot dead by al-Shabab militants in coastal Kenya

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Two people were shot dead by al-Shabab militants and several houses torched in a rural area in coastal Kenya, police said Monday.

Suspected extremists attack police in northern Kenya; 3 dead

Kenyan police have announced that three people, including two police officers, were killed Wednesday morning in an attack by al-Shabab extremists in northern Kenya.

US targets Russian mercenary group over religious freedom

The Biden administration has put a well-known Russian paramilitary organization on a list of religious freedom violators alongside a number of notorious terrorist organizations.

Somali forces storm hotel held by extremists, free 60 people

Officials say Somali forces have stormed a hotel in the capital, Mogadishu, where Islamic extremists had been holed up for more than 18 hours after killing eight civilians and trapping dozens in the building, officials said.

Al-Shabab extremist group attacks hotel in Somali capital

The extremist group al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for an unfolding armed attack on a hotel in the Somali capital.

Al-Shabab gunman kills 3 Kenyan peacekeepers in Somalia

A lone gunman has entered a military base in Somalia and killed at least three Kenyan peacekeepers. The attack Monday was the latest by extremist fighters who oppose the presence of foreigners in the Horn of Africa nation.

UN maintains Somali arms embargo over government objections

The U.N. Security Council has voted to maintain an arms embargo on Somalia over strong objections from its government.

5 killed in attack at Somali military training camp

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Military officers in Somalia say at least five people were killed and 11 others wounded when a suicide bomber detonated explosives at the front gate of a military training camp in Mogadishu on Saturday evening.

US military hits al-Shabab extremists in Somalia

The United States military says it has carried out an airstrike in support of the Somali government’s operations against the al-Shabab extremist group that has killed some of the group’s fighters.

Police say explosion in Somalia’s capital kills 2 students

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Police in Somalia say at least two people have been killed and five others wounded by a roadside explosion that hit a vehicle carrying students in the Dayniile district of Mogadishu.

Treasury sanctions IS-Somalia weapons traffickers, al-Shabab

The Treasury Department has announced sanctions against a weapons trafficking network affiliated with the Islamic State group in Somalia and the al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab extremist group, which are accused of carrying out deadly terrorist acts on civilians including car bombings.

Somalia car bombs death toll up to 120, some still missing

Somalia’s health minister says the death toll from a pair of car bombings in the capital two days ago has reached 120 and could rise further because some people are still missing.

Somalia car bombings kill at least 100, president says

Somalia’s president says at least 100 people were killed in two car bombings at a busy junction in the capital and the toll could rise.

Two explosions rock Somalia’s capital, killing at least 30

Police say two car bombs have exploded at a busy junction in Somalia’s capital near key government offices and there are “scores” of civilian casualties including children.

UN: Almost 1 million drought-hit Somalis in al-Shabab areas

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United Nations says close to 1 million drought-affected people in Somalia are in areas under the control or influence of the al-Shabab extremist group, and it appealed to the fighters to allow humanitarian access as famine threatens the country.

8 killed in Somalia as militants attack port city hotel

Eight people were killed after gunmen stormed a hotel in the Somali port city of Kismayo. The Islamic extremist group al-Shabab claimed responsibility for Sunday’s attack, saying its fighters had penetrated the Tawakal Hotel.

US hits al-Shabab finance facilitators with sanctions

The Treasury Department said Monday that it has sanctioned a group of high-ranking members of the Somalia-based al-Shabab militant group, who act as key middle men between the group and local companies in Somalia.

Al-Shabab attack kills 20, wounds 36 in town in Somalia

Officials and witnesses say at least 20 people are dead and 36 others are wounded after extremist fighters targeted a local Somali government headquarters in the Hiran region.

Somalia says a top al-Shabab extremist leader is killed

Somali authorities say a top leader of the al-Shabab extremist group has been killed in a joint operation by the Somali National Army and international partner forces.

With support from allied militia, Somalia hunts al-Shabab

Somali authorities say militia members in central Somalia have helped kill scores of al-Shabab militants in an ongoing operation against the Islamic extremist rebels that is receiving air support from the United States.

Al-Shabab kills at least 20, burns food trucks in Somalia

Somali state media and residents say the extremist group al-Shabab killed at least 20 people and burned seven vehicles transporting food in the Hiran region Saturday morning.

After Somalia hotel siege, a vow to tackle al-Shabab ‘snake’

The deadly siege of a hotel in Somalia’s capital over the weekend was the longest such attack in the country’s history.

Somali forces end hotel attack that left 21 dead, 117 hurt

Somali authorities have ended a deadly attack by Islamic extremists in which 21 people were killed and 117 more were wounded when gunmen stormed a hotel in the capital.