MOGADISHU—Somalia's al-Shabaab said Saturday the militant group had named a new leader, after its commander was killed in a U.S. drone strike. The group said it had named Ahmed Omar Abu Ubeyd to ...

NEW: Ahmed Omar Abu Ubaidah is the Islamic militant group's third leader Al-Shabaab militants attack African Union forces, local government official says Somalia ministry boosts security around ...

Since late April, Shabaab has released a series of videos emphasizing its place in al Qaeda's global network. Two of the videos were recorded by the group's emir, Abu Ubaydah Ahmad Umar, a normally ...

Since late April, Shabaab has released a series of videos emphasizing its place in al Qaeda’s global network. Two of the videos were recorded by the group’s emir, Abu Ubaydah Ahmad Umar, a normally ...

Sheikh Ahmed Matan, a member of Britain’s Somali community, said he knows of hundreds of young Somali men living in the West who returned to Somalia for terrorist training. How is Al-Shabaab funded?

The British woman known as “the white widow” has risen through the ranks of Somalia-based Islamic terrorist organization Al-Shabaab, and has had a hand in more the 400 murders, according to ...

For almost 15 minutes, Al-Shabaab leader, who took over from Ahmed Godan, is partially seen preparing the militants for an onslaught against American soldiers In his address, Omar, who is under US ...

A top leader of Somalia's Al-Qaeda-affiliated Al Shabaab rebels, intelligence chief Zakariya Ismail Ahmed Hersi, has surrendered to government and African Union forces and is now in custody ...

Al Shabaab vowed revenge on Saturday for the killing of Ahmed Godane, named the little-known Sheikh Ahmad Umar Abu Ubaidah as its new head, and reaffirmed its affiliation to al Qaeda.

Somalia's Islamic extremist rebels, al-Shabaab, name a new leader Saturday after confirming the killing of their previous leader by a U.S. airstrike, a commander of the group said.