Al-Shabaab (militant group)
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Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen, simply known as Al-Shabaab, is a Salafi Jihadist militant organization based in Somalia. It is involved in the ongoing Somali Civil War and controls territory in sout
Over 200 al-Shabaab fighters surrender to AMISOM, September 2012.
Somali and Kenyan troops celebrate al-Shabaab's retreat from Kismayo Airport, 2012.
Suspected al-Shabaab militants in Mogadishu during a joint operation between Somali forces and AMISOM, May 2014
Al-Shabaab fighters in the city of Barawe in 2013
The ongoing phase of the Somali Civil War began in 2009 and is concentrated in southern and central Somalia, primarily between the forces of the Federal Government of Somalia, assisted by African Unio
Somali National Army soldier with an RPG-7, 2021
Al-Shabaab fighters in Ethiopia, July 2022
SSC Khaatumo T-55 tank facing off with Somaliland troops during Las Anod war, 2023
Somali National Army captures forest positions from Al-Shabaab, 2023