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A suicide bombing at a restaurant in Mogadishu, Somalia, kills at least seven people and injures at least six others. Islamic terrorist group al-Shabaab claims responsibility for the attack.
2024-10-17

At least eight people are killed and 21 others are injured in a shootout between security forces and inmates at a prison in Mogadishu, Somalia, in an attempted prison break. The prisoners who attempted escape are allegedly al-Shabaab members.
2024-07-13

Al-Shabaab militants attack a military base in Baladweyne, Somalia, killing 21 people. Fifty-one militants also died during the attack.
2020-11-30

Two al-Shabaab suicide bombers kill at least 40 people in the Somali town of Baidoa.
2016-02-28

A top level Somali al-Shabab militant with a $3m US bounty, Zakariya Ahmed Ismail Hersi, surrenders to police.
2014-12-27

Al-Shabaab militants attack two Kenyan towns near the Somali border.
2013-09-26

Somali Civil War (2009–present): Kenyan Army troops advance up to 100 kilometers into Somalia to pursue Al-Shabab militants.
2011-10-16

Fighting erupts in the Somali capital Mogadishu a day after al Shabaab rebels had reportedly left the city.
2011-08-7

Islamist al-Shabaab insurgents in Somalia seize control of 2 independent radio stations in the capital Mogadishu.
2010-09-19

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni says the fight against Somali militant group al-Shabaab must be stepped up.
2010-07-25