Al-Shabab

Ivan Rakitic achieved instant hero status among Al-Shabab fans on Friday with a stunning goal to give his new team a 1-0 win at Damac. The former Barcelona star joined the Riyadh club from Sevilla at the end of January to instantly…
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The recent Africa Cup of Nations in the Ivory Coast was one of the most unpredictable in recent memory, with early exits for several of the continent’s traditional heavyweights. Among those was FIFA World Cup semifinalist Morocco,…
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A New Jersey man arrested in Kenya has been charged for trying to aid militant Islamist group Al-Shabab, the US Justice Department said, alleging he was motivated by Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel to wage violence. The arrest comes amid…
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Saudi clubs Al-Shabab and Al-Nassr on Thursday reached the quarterfinals of the King Salman Club Cup. In Group C, an Ever Banega goal was enough for Al-Shabab in their 1-0 victory over Union Monastirienne of Tunisia, while Cristiano…
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The US military said it had killed two fighters from the Al-Shabab militant group in an airstrike in a remote part of Somalia’s southern Jubaland state on Sunday. The United States has been carrying out air strikes in Somalia to try to…
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An attack by the Al-Shabab extremist group on Wednesday killed six people and wounded 16 on the outskirts of Somalia’s capital, police said. Somalia’s government said the early morning attack targeted police and checkpoints outside of…
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Al-Hilal have announced their third coach this season with Jose Morais taking over from Rogerio Micale for the remaining five games of the 2020-21 campaign. Jose Mourinho’s former assistant will be thrown straight into the action as the…
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Al-Shabab militants attacked two military bases belonging to the Somali National Army early on Saturday morning, witnesses and the militants said. Al-Shabab, which is linked to Al-Qaeda, is made up of Islamist militants who have waged…
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At least seven soldiers were killed when fighters of the Somali Islamist group Al-Shabab stormed a jail in the semi-autonomous state of Puntland early on Friday, police and the group said. Al-Shabab said it had freed at least 400…
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