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Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujāhideen, simply known as al-Shabaab, or by its state name, the Islamic Emirate of Somalia, is a Sunni Islamist militant and political

"Expanding Al Shabaab–Houthi Ties Escalate Security Threats to Red Sea Region". Africa Center for Strategic Studies. 28 May 2025. Al Shabaab gains improved

Government of Somalia assisted by African Union peacekeeping troops and al-Shabaab militants who pledged allegiance to al-Qaeda during 2012. During the insurgency

Desk. 18 December 2015. "Rabita Trust". South Asia Terrorism Portal. "Al-Shabaab". Australian Government. Archived from the original on 13 December 2024

citizen in a foreign terrorist organization. In 2011, Mostafa appeared at an al-Shabaab press conference with al-Shabaab leadership. He reportedly has

ideological rift within Al-Shabaab's leadership also emerged after the 2011 drought and the assassination of top officials in the organization. With the majority

On 20 July 2022, the Islamist militant group al-Shabaab launched an invasion from Somalia into Ethiopia's Somali Region. Taking advantage of the instability

Al-Shabaab (Arabic: الشباب, lit. 'The Youth'), also known as Ansar al-Sunna (Arabic: أنصار السنة, transl.  'Supporters of the Tradition') or Ahlu Sunna

divide was reported in the Al Shabaab organization that controls much of southern Somalia as a large number of Al Shabaab leaders who had held positions

Zubair, was a Somali militant leader who served as the second emir of al-Shabaab, an Islamist militant group based in Somalia. Godane, who received training