ARTICLES RELATING TO
AL-SHABAAB
At least three Somali civilians have died in the al-Shabaab assault on a UN compound in Mogadishu, medics say, bringing the confirmed death toll to 18.
Islamist militants carried out a deadly assault on the main UN compound in the Somali capital but AU troops have regained control.
Al-Qaeda linked fighters have attacked a UN compound in Somalia, leaving 3 foreigners believed dead.
Somalia’s al-Qaeda linked Shabaab insurgents say they have attacked and shot their way into a key UN compound in the capital Mogadishu.
Fighters loyal to Somali warlord Ahmed Madobe have strengthened control of the key southern port of Kismayo, residents say, after days of clashes between rival militia forces for control of the city.
At least 10 people have been wounded in two separate attacks in Kenya, police say, including a blast at a church in Mombasa and a grenade hurled in a crowd in Nairobi.
A resident of a Somali town says al-Qaeda-linked militants have killed two men by firing squad for allegedly spying for the Somali government and the African Union military force.
The number of children killed, maimed, abused and recruited to fight in Somalia has dropped by more than half in the first quarter of 2013, the UN says.
Somalia's Islamist fighters have paraded two prisoners, believed to be Kenyans captured last month after a cross border raid, witnesses say.
Gunmen have shot and wounded a journalist in the volatile southern port of Kismayo, official say, the latest in the string of attacks against the media.
Kenya police have been accused of abuse, torture, and rape of Somali refugees after terror attacks.
At least six people have been killed in attacks on two police stations along Kenya’s border with Somalis, a report says.
The AU's efforts to tackle the continent's problems, especially conflict, are strained by a shortage of cash, poor organisation, lack of capacity and often reluctance to get involved, analysts warn.
The Somali community in Minnesota is reacting with a mix of outrage, confusion and relief to sentences handed down last week in the long-running investigations into recruiting for al-Shabaab.
A warlord in southern Somalia's Jubaland region has declared himself "president" of the region, leaders have said shortly after the election of another militia commander to the post.
