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Ethiopian soldiers ready themselves for departure after a ceremony in Baidoa, Somalia (AFP/ File Photo)

April 26th, 2018 - 09:00 GMT

Sally Shakkour

Ethiopia Demands Multinational African Peacekeeping Force to Stay in Somalia

Ethiopia wants the multinational African peacekeeping force to stay in Somalia, Ethiopian Foreign Ministry’s spokesman said on Thursday.

Al-Shabaab soldiers, Al Bawaba

November 23rd, 2017 - 12:17 GMT

As ISIS Fades Al-Shabaab is Building its Own Islamist State

Relatives gather to look at the dead bodies of ten people including children after a raid on their farms in Bariire, some 50 km west of Mogadishu, on August 25, 2017 (AFP)

August 28th, 2017 - 12:30 GMT

Ten Somali Civilians, Including Children, Reportedly Killed in US Raid

A UN peacekeeper's armored vehicle parked at Mogadishu's airport, May 1 2017. (AFP/Mohamed Abdiwahab)

May 4th, 2017 - 11:00 GMT

Youngest Somali Minister Mistaken for Suicide Bomber, Shot Dead

People react and walk among rubbles following an attack outside an hotel on January 25, 2017, in Mogadishu. At least seven people were killed after two car bombs exploded outside a popular Mogadishu hotel and gunmen forced their way inside the building and opened fire, police said. (AFP/Mohamed Abdiwahab)

January 25th, 2017 - 03:00 GMT

Ten killed after bombings, gunfire hit Mogadishu hotel

Al-Shabaab militants in Somalia. (AFP/File)

October 26th, 2016 - 05:00 GMT

At least 12 killed in al-Shabaab attack at hotel in northern Kenya

A similar car bombing on July 26 at a UN base near Mogadishu killed 13 people. (AFP/Mohamed Abdiwahab)

July 31st, 2016 - 12:30 GMT

Car bomb kills eight in Mogadishu, al-Shabaab suspected

There are several buildings used by the United Nations near the airport, as well as barracks used by African Union troops, who are in Somalia to help the government fight against al-Shabaab. (Twitter/Amichai Stein)

July 26th, 2016 - 12:00 GMT

Explosions hit Mogadishu International Airport in Somalia leaving at least three dead

A Somali soldier stands guard on June 26, 2016 on the scene of the attack on a hotel in Mogadishu that killed 15 people the day before and was claimed by al-Shabaab militants. (AFP/Mohamed Abdiwahab)

June 30th, 2016 - 10:30 GMT

Somalia roadside bomb kills at least 18 near Mogadishu

Al-Shabaab militants in Somalia. (AFP/File)

April 5th, 2016 - 01:30 GMT

Six senior al-Shabaab members killed in Somalia

Al-Shabaab fighters in Somalia. (AFP/File)

March 20th, 2016 - 12:49 GMT

Kenyan army kills 21 al-Shabaab militants in Somalia clashes

A militant carries a Daesh flag. (Screenshot)

March 7th, 2016 - 05:30 GMT

Kenyan police arrested four men attempting to join Daesh in Libya

People carry the body of a civilian killed in the al-Shabaab attack on the presidential palace on February 25, 2016. (AFP/Mohamed Abdiwahab)

February 25th, 2016 - 03:30 GMT

Four killed in al-Shabaab attack on presidential palace in Somalia