A former Islamist leader of Somalia’s al-Shabab terror group who's now running for a regional presidency was arrested and beaten Thursday, prompting protests and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. By Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU (Reuters) - African Union peacekeepers did not help in the arrest of a former al Shabaab leader that led ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Deputy leader of the hardline Al-Shabaab Islamist group Sheikh Mokhtar Robow Abu Monsor (L) and spokesman of Al Shabab group ...

Robow who is under house arrest by the government, expressed concern about his safety [File photo] MOGADISHU, Somalia - Former Al-Shabaab deputy leader Mukhtar Robow now says his life is in danger, ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The normal-looking campaign rally in Somalia’s capital this month was anything but. Dozens of people in T-shirts bearing the smiling candidate’s image and “Security and Justice” ...

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - A former Somali insurgent leader, Mukhtar Robow Abu Mansur, has defected to the government, a military official said on Sunday, severing ties with Islamist group al Shabaab. Al ...