The Latest Breaking News from AlShabab

The al-Qaida-linked rebel group al-Shabab is projecting authority and asserting a wider role in public life in Somalia, underlining the extent of the challenge Africa’s deadliest Islamic extremist group presents to the newly elected government of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud

The U.N. envoy for Somalia is urging the country to build on last week's election of a new president and make progress on urgent issues

Somalia swore in a new president last weekend after nearly two years of delay as the incumbent clung to power. The next day, the administration of President Joe Biden said it would again deploy hundreds of troops in the country to help in the government’s counterterrorism campaign.

The new president will have to tackle insecurity, rising inflation, severe drought – and reunite a fractured government

WASHINGTON — The U.S. will reestablish a permanent troop presence in Somalia to counter the al-Shabab terrorist group, reversing a decision by former President Donald Trump to withdraw the roughly 750 special operations troops who were previously stationed there.

The decision is based on a request made by US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to better address threats from al-Shabab.

Al-Shabab has grown stronger since the withdrawal, the U.S. has assessed.

President Joe Biden has ordered about 500 U.S. troops to Somalia to train local forces and fight terrorist militants.

Hassan Sheikh Mohamud faces ‘huge tasks’, including containing al-Shabab attacks and addressing a devastating drought.

Former Presidents Sharif Sheikh Ahmed and Hassan Sheikh Mohamud are the frontrunners among 35 candidates.

Legislators in Somalia are meeting to elect the country’s president in the capital, Mogadishu, which is under lockdown measures aimed at preventing militant attacks