The Somalia-based al-Qaeda (AQ) branch, the Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, claimed killing and wounding a total of 72 Somali security forces across four provinces in a period of four days.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda's (AQ) branch in Somalia, released a video highlighting the life of fighters in the Golis Mountains in the north of the country, and featuring footage from the June 8, 2017, raid on the Af Urur military base.

'Amaq News Agency released a video of an Islamic State (IS) fighter assassinating a Somali intelligence agent in Bakara market in the capital, Mogadishu.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda's (AQ) branch in Somalia, claimed killing and wounding 15 soldiers from the Kenyan Defense Forces (KDF) in a town on the Somalia-Kenya border.

Just one-week after addressing the Syrian Jihad, the leader of the Somalia-based Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement set his sights on Yemen, rallying the fellow AQ branch there, AQAP, and advising it escalation its attacks.

Al-Qaeda's (AQ) branch in Somalia, the Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, claimed repulsing an attack involving U.S. forces near Kismayo, in Lower Juba province, and executing assassinations of Somali soldiers in Mogadishu.

The Islamic State (IS) published photos showing the assassination of a Somali intelligence agent in the Bakara market in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu.

Al-Qaeda's (AQ) branch in Somalia, the Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, claimed eight attacks in one-week on Somali soldiers and AMISOM forces in the country.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda's (AQ) branch in Somalia, released a rare speech from its leader, promoting the Syrian Jihad as open to foreign fighters and vilifying the role of Turkey in that country and others.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda's (AQ) branch in Somalia, released the third episode in its video series on Qur'anic recitation competitions for children in areas under its control.

The Islamic State's (IS) 'Amaq News Agency released a video showing the shooting death of Somali soldier in Afgoye.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda's (AQ) branch in Somalia, claimed ambushing Ugandan forces within the AMISOM mission in Lower Shabelle, and attacking Somali troops and police in that region and in Mogadishu.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda's (AQ) branch in Somalia, released the second episode in its video series on Qur'anic recitation competitions for children in areas under its control.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda's (AQ) branch in Somalia, claimed repulsing an attack involving U.S. forces in Lower Juba, and also storming bases of AMISOM forces in Gedo and Lower Shabelle.

The Somalia-based al-Qaeda (AQ) affiliate, the Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, claimed killing over 18 Somali soldiers in two car bombings in the capital.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda's (AQ) branch in Somalia, released the first episode in a video series on Qur'anic recitation competitions for children in areas under its control.

The Somalia-based al-Qaeda (AQ) affiliate, the Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, claimed killing approximately 27 Somali soldiers in an armed attack and a series of bombings in Hiran region.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda's (AQ) branch in Somalia, reported that over 30 Somali security forces were killed in operations in the past five days in the capital, Mogadishu, including two with vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices (VBIED).

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda's (AQ) branch in Somalia, claimed credit for the detonation of a car bomb outside the Wehliye Hotel in downtown Mogadishu, targeting a gathering of government officials and security officers.

The Somalia-based al-Qaeda (AQ) branch, the Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, claimed attacks in Bosaso, Bulo Gadud, Mogadishu, and elsewhere in the country, including one killing the official of Puntland's Mine Action Department, and another involving the repulsion of a joint strike by U.S., AMISOM, and Somali forces.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda's (AQ) branch in Somalia, claimed attacks on Ethiopian and Ugandan forces within the AMISOM mission and also what is described as "UAE-trained" Somali troops in Mogadishu, Lower Shabelle, Bay, and Gedo.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda’s (AQ) branch in Somalia, claimed seven operations on Somali and Djiboutian forces in Lower Shabelle, Hiran, and Banaadir, including four in the country’s capital, Mogadishu.

The Islamic State's (IS) 'Amaq News Agency reported on and later provided a video of the assassination of a Somali intelligence agent in Afgoye.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda's (AQ) branch in Somalia, claimed killing more than 53 AMISOM troops in two operations, one in Bay region and the other in Middle Shabelle, and also reported the death of six Kenyan soldiers in an attack in Kenya's Mandera County.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda's (AQ) branch in Somalia, claimed killing over 80 Somali soldiers and four South African trainers in a suicide bombing in Afgooye, and also announced its seizing control over the city of Bal'ad after a raid on AMISOM and SNA bases.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda’s (AQ) branch in Somalia, claimed killing more than 20 in a suicide operation near Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, as well as four further attacks in the country’s Banaadir and Gedo regions on Somali, Kenyan, and Ethiopian forces.

A pro- al-Qaeda (AQ) Telegram channel provided an English summary for a Somali interview with one of the two Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement suicide bombers prior to his carry out his attack at the Presidential Palace in Mogadishu on February 23, 2018.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda's (AQ) branch in Somalia, provided a final update on its dual suicide bombings and raid on the Presidential Palace and intelligence HQ in the capital, Mogadishu, claiming over 80 casualties.

A media unit of al-Qaeda’s (AQ) branch in Somalia, the Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, put the death toll at 35 from the suicide raid mounted by fighters in the capital, Mogadishu.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda’s branch in Somalia, claimed two suicide operations and ongoing clashes near the presidential palace in Mogadishu.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda's (AQ) branch in Somalia, claimed that its fighters killed an American soldier and four forces from the Somali National Army (SNA) in Bulo Gadud in Lower Juba region.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, the Somalia-based branch of al-Qaeda (AQ), claimed ambushing a joint convoy of U.S., AMISOM, and Somali forces in Bulo Gadud, and in neighboring Kenya, took credit for the killing of three Christians.

Amidst a series of ten attacks in four days in Bay, Lower Shabelle, Mogadishu, and Puntland, al-Qaeda's (AQ) branch in Somalia, the Shabaab al-Mujahdieen Movement, claimed bombing a joint military convoy of American and Somali forces near Baledogle Airfield.

Within the span of one-week, the Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement claimed 20 attacks, one of them in Kenya, and seizing short-term control over two Somali towns.

The Islamic State (IS) claimed the assassination of a Somali Special Forces element in the country’s Lower Shebelle region.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda's (AQ) branch in Somalia, boasted that its fighters seized three U.S. drones in the span of one week, and claimed attacks on SNA and AMISOM forces in the south, center, and northeast of the country.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda’s (AQ) branch in Somalia, claimed two explosive attacks targeting Kenyan Forces in Lower Juba and Puntland Security Forces in Puntland.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, the Somalia-based al-Qaeda (AQ) branch, claimed killing at least three Kenyan soldiers in an ambush in Garissa County in neighboring Kenya, and took credit for the assassination of a Somali National Army (SNA) commander in Burhakaba in Somalia’s Bay region.

The Somali-based branch of al-Qaeda (AQ), the Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, reported that its fighters captured a U.S. spy plane that fell near Kismayo in Lower Juba region, and among its attacks, hit three Somali National Army (SNA) officers in a bomb blast in Mogadishu.

Within five days, the Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda’s (AQ) branch in Somalia, claimed 14 attacks, including five in Mogadishu, targeting U.S., Somali, African, and Ugandan forces in five regions of the country.

The Islamic State's (IS) 'Amaq News Agency reported that group fighters killed a finance official in the Somali town of Afgoye and released a video of the body.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda’s (AQ) branch in Somalia, charged Human Rights Watch (HRW) as responsible for a joint U.S.-Somali raid on what it called a Shariah institute for children in the country’s Middle Shabelle region.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda's (AQ) branch in Somalia, claimed seizing control over a Somali National Army (SNA) base near Afgoye, in the country's Lower Shabelle region, and reported two attacks inside Kenya.

'Amaq News Agency reported that the Islamic State (IS) killed a Somali intelligence member in Afgoye, a town in Somalia's Lower Shabelle region, and provided a video of the dead body.

A media unit of al-Qaeda's (AQ) Somali branch, the Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, reported casualties among 32 Somali and AMISOM soldiers in operations in the south of the country in a single day.

Movement, claimed seizing control over a town on the country's border with Kenya, and inflicting over two dozen casualties among Somali soldiers in and near the capital, Mogadishu.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda's (AQ) branch in Somalia, claimed bombing a vehicle carrying U.S.-trained Somali Special Forces called "Alpha Group" near the capital, and also clashing with enemy forces in Kenya's Wajir County.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement claimed killing six Kenyan policemen in an ambush in Kenya's Mandera County, and reported three attacks in Mogadishu, the capital of its homebase of Somalia.

The Somalia-based al-Qaeda (AQ) branch, the Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, claimed seizing control over a town in Kenya's Garissa County and destroying there a church, a police station, and a headquarters of the communications company Safaricom.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, the Somalia-based al-Qaeda (AQ) branch, claimed killing two Christians in an ambush in Kenya's Lamu County.

In its inaugural official video from Somalia, the Islamic State (IS) urged supporters all over the world to "hunt down" disbelievers during the holiday season and to strike churches and markets, and featured fighters calling on their brethren to fight.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda's (AQ) branch in Somalia, announced that it executed two homosexual men and five spies working for the American, Kenyan, and Somali intelligence, and also claimed attacking the Somali Defense Ministry in Mogadishu.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda's (AQ) branch in Somalia, claimed bombing a joint patrol of American and Somali forces in Puntland state in the northeast of the country, and also attacking Somali National Army (SNA) barracks in Afgoye.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda's (AQ) branch in Somalia, has maintained its frequency of attacks into another week in Puntland state, with four strikes killing at least three.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda's (AQ) branch in Somalia, claimed credit for the suicide bombing at a police academy in Hamar-Jajab district in the capital, and reported the killing of 29 policemen and wounding of 35 others.

The Islamic State's (IS) 'Amaq News Agency reported two attacks by group fighters in Somalia in one day, with one in Puntland and the other in Lower Shabelle.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda's (AQ) branch in Somalia, released a video focusing on the suicide bombing and raid on a Somali National Army (SNA) base in Beled Hawa, and the subsequent freeing of inmates from the city's central prison.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda's (AQ) branch in Somalia, claimed three attacks in and around Bosaso in Puntland region in one-week, and multiple strikes on Somali National Army (SNA) forces elsewhere in the country.

The group's Shahada News Agency reported 14 attacks in messages published on December 4-11, 2017, and in another post, stated that three Somali soldiers surrendered to the Shabaab in Galguduud. According to the reports, in Puntland, fighters killed a police officer in Bosaso on December 4, stormed a military base in Af Urur on December 8, and attacked another military base in Galgala on December 11, using heavy weapons. Among other claimed operations, Shahada informed that the Shabaab affixed a sticky bomb to the vehicle of a Somali military officer in Galkayo, in Mudug region, on December 6, and stormed a base of kenyan forces in Afmadow.

The General Command of al-Qaeda's (AQ) branch in Somalia, the Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, promoted jihad and urged Muslims to support the cause of al-Aqsa and Jerusalem with "souls and money," in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump recognizing the holy city as Israel's capital.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda's (AQ) branch in Somalia, claimed killing a Somali military official and two of his guards in an ambush in Middle Shabelle region, and reported that two Somali army officers surrendered in Middle Juba.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda's (AQ) branch in Somalia, claimed credit for an attack on Puntland presidential guards in Bosaso, and strikes on Kenyan and Somali forces in Hiran, Lower Juba, and Lower Shabelle regions.

The Somalia-based al-Qaeda (AQ) branch, the Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, claimed ambushing Ugandan soldiers within the AMISOM mission in the country, and also attacking Kenyan police in Kenya's Lamu County.

The military spokesman for the al-Qaeda (AQ)-linked Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement denied a claim by U.S. AFRICOM that an airstrike on a camp northwest of Mogadishu killed over 100 fighters.

The group's Shahada News Agency published a message on November 21, 2017, stating that the spokesman, Abdul Aziz Abu Musab, rejected the claim, and did not add any remark. In addition to that message, Shahada reported four attacks, one targeting Ethiopian Liyuu (Special) Police in Beledweyne, in Somalia's Hiran region, close to the Somalia-Ethiopia border, and two hitting AMISOM forces, and a fourth striking Somali soldiers.

The Somalia-based al-Qaeda (AQ) branch, the Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, claimed an attack on police in Kenya's Lamu County, and took credit for multiple strikes on Somali National Army (SNA) forces in Mogadishu.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda's (AQ) branch in Somalia, claimed attacks on an AMISOM base and SNA barracks in and around Barawe during the visit by Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khayre to the city.

Al-Qaeda's (AQ) Somalia-based branch, the Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, published photos showing three farmers allegedly killed in a U.S. drone strike, and claimed repulsing an attack involving American forces.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement released a video on the September 2, 2017, raid on a Somali National Army (SNA) base in Bulu Gadud, a town located near Kismayo in southern Somalia, were 26 soldiers were allegedly killed.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda’s (AQ) branch in Somalia, claimed inflicting casualties among more than 33 soldiers from the Somali National Army (SNA) in two attacks in the south of the country, and storming a Kenyan military base in the southwest.

The Somalia-based branch of al-Qaeda (AQ), the Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, claimed seizing control of Basra, a town 40km north of Mogadishu, following the withdrawal from it by U.S. forces and Somali National Army (SNA) soldiers.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda's (AQ) branch in Somalia, claimed its first attack in Kenya in two months, and among its attacks and other actions in its homebase, it executed four spies for the Ethiopian and Somali intelligence in Bu'ale, in Middle Juba region.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda's (AQ) branch in Somalia, claimed attacks on Somali National Army (SNA) and Ugandan forces on two roads from Baidoa, and shelling an SNA base near Kismayo on two consecutive days.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda's (AQ) branch in Somalia, claimed killing 70 people among former Somali MPs, military officers, and a foreign official, and wounding dozens, in a four-man suicide raid in the capital, Mogadishu.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda's (AQ) branch, Somalia, claimed killing 30 government officials, intelligence and security agents, and soldiers, and wounding dozens more in a suicide raid at the Nasa-Hablod Hotel in the capital, Mogadishu.

A media unit of the Somalia-based branch of al-Qaeda (AQ), the Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, provided details of a case against a woman who took two husbands and was stoned to death, and boasted that its Shariah punishments have lowered the crime rate in areas under Shabaab control.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda's (AQ) branch in Somalia, claimed the assassination of a Finance Ministry official in Mogadishu, as well as a bombing that struck AMISOM forces outside the capital, reportedly killing over eight.

The Islamic State's (IS) 'Amaq News Agency reported that the group bombed a police station in Bosaso, a city in Puntland, Somalia.

The Somalia-based branch of al-Qaeda (AQ), the Shabaab a-Mujahideen Movement, claimed five attacks on Ugandan forces within the AMISOM missions within six days, all in Lower Shabelle region.

The Somali branch of al-Qaeda (AQ), the Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, claimed killing and wounding at least 31 Somali soldiers in three days, attacking them in Mogadishu and elsewhere in the country.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda’s (AQ) branch in Somalia, reported capturing the town of Barire in Lower Shabelle following two suicide operations and “broad offensive” on government bases in the area, as well as operations in Mogadishu, Lower Shabelle, and Gedo, and the surrender of Somali soldiers in Middle Juba.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda’s (AQ) branch in Somalia, claimed destroying a vehicle belonging to American forces near Kismayo and killing and wounding an unspecified number of soldiers in addition to carrying out attacks in the capital, Mogadishu, and Puntland.

Al-Qaeda’s (AQ) branch in Somalia, the Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, claimed multiple attacks in the capital, Mogadishu, in a six-day period, as well as seizing control over a town on the Somalia-Kenya border without engaging in battle.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda’s (AQ) branch in Somalia, released a video featuring confessions from three Kenyan spies within the group, one of whom relayed from his English-accented handler that bounties are simply for “propaganda purposes”.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda’s (AQ) branch in Somalia, released a video of fighters performing a Swahili chant remembering Usama bin Laden.

Al-Qaeda (AQ) leader Ayman al-Zawahiri rallied fighters in the group’s branches in the Indian Subcontinent, North Africa, Somalia, and Yemen, and to those in the Mali area, called to “teach the French a lesson”.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda’s (AQ) branch in Somalia, reported the surrender to its “administration” of a soldier who worked with Ethiopian forces since 2011, and claimed multiple attacks on Kenyan soldiers and troops within the AMISOM mission.

The group’s Shahada News Agency posted reports on the attacks and surrender on its social media accounts on September 12-15, 2017. It stated on September 14 that Abdullah Jarir, an officer in the Somali National Army (SNA), surrendered in the city of Galhareeri in Galduduud, and provided his photo. In other messages, it reported Shabaab fighters storming Djiboutian and Burundian bases in Hiran and Middle Shabelle respectively, and ambushing Ugandan forces in Lower Juba, and also bombing a Kenyan military vehicle near the Somalia-Kenya border.

After claiming to have killed nearly 30 Somali soldiers in Beled Hawa, a town on the border with Kenya, the Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement took credit for an attack on police officers on the Somalia-Ethiopia border, in addition to detonating a car bomb in the capital, Mogadishu.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda’s (AQ) branch in Somalia, released photos of war spoils it captured from its September 3, 2017, raid on a Somali National Army (SNA) base in Bulo Gudud.

The publishers of “Gaidi Mtaani” (Terrorism Street), a pro-Shabaab magazine, released the ninth issue, criticizing the Kenyan elections and promoting jihad over democracy.

Al-Qaeda’s (AQ) branch in Somalia, the Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, claimed credit for an assassination attempt on a Somali senator in Mogadishu, and killing three Kenyan Christians in Dhobley.

The group’s Shahada News Agency published Arabic reports on the incidents on its social media accounts on September 5, 2017, as well as a report on another attack, one day prior. In one message, Shahada stated that Shabaab fighters killed three Kenyan Christians in Dhobley, and in another, killed two Somali National Army (SNA) soldiers and wounding six others in an attack on a convoy of Somali Senator Hussein Ali Haji in Mogadishu’s Hodan district. It also reported on strikes on Kenyan forces in Hozingow, and SNA soldiers in ‘Aylasha.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda’s (AQ) affiliate in Somalia, released a video showing footage of clashes with Somali, Kenyan, and Ugandan forces throughout Somalia and Kenya.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda’s (AQ) branch in Somalia, claimed killing 35 Puntland soldiers in a series of explosion in Af Urur, and through a media unit, published photos of Eid al-Adha celebrations in multiple areas under its control.

In an Eid al-Adha speech, Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement leader Abu Ubaidah Ahmed Umar touted the group’s persistence amid “Crusader” military campaigns, and encouraged steadfastness by the group’s members.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda’s (AQ) branch in Somalia, claimed multiple attacks against AMISOM and Somali forces in the capital, Mogadishu, and a strike in Kenya’s Mandera County on Kenyan soldiers.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda’s (AQ) branch in Somalia, claimed an attack on a U.S.-AMISOM base in Lower Shabelle region, and three bombings in Bay region and the Somali capital, Mogadishu.

A pro- al-Qaeda (AQ) media group specialized in French translations of media from AQ and its branches in Mali, North Africa, Somalia, and Yemen announced its establishment.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda’s (AQ) branch in Somalia, confirmed the death of its “governor” for Banaadir, Ali Muhammad Hussein (AKA Ali Jabal), in a U.S. airstrike.

The Somalia-based al-Qaeda branch, the Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, claimed killing five Christians in an attack in a village in Kenya’s Lamu County, in addition to other operations, three of which were carried out in the vicinity of Mahaday in Middle Shabelle within the span of three days.

Responding to a statement from a pro- al-Qaeda (AQ) media group accusing Mukhtar Robow Abu Mansour, a former Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement commander, of colluding with the enemy prior to surrendering, a Shabaab deserter challenged its account of events and equated the AQ group to the Islamic State (IS) in terms of extremism.

Al-Hijrah Media, a pro- al-Qaeda (AQ) English-language group, presented what it described as “exclusive details” on former Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement commander Mukhtar Robow Abu Mansour surrendering to the Somali government.

Abdurrahman bin Abdillah, an individual who deserted the Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement due to what he described as its criminality and oppression, commented on Shabaab commander Mukhtar Robow Abu Mansur surrendering to the Somali government.