Al Shabaab fighters clashed with Somali troops over control of a strategic army base in Wargaadhi, central Somalia. The base, ...

Al Shabaab fighters battled Somali troops and allied forces for control of a strategic army base in central Somalia on ...

Al-Qaeda-affiliated group claims to have overrun army base in Wargaadhi, but Somali Defense Ministry denies and says it ...

Somali government forces, along with local militia forces, have successfully repelled an early morning attack by the Al-Shabaab militant group in the Wargaadhi area of Middle Shabelle region.

The armed group says it seizes control of Wargaadhi town and its military base, but the Somali army denies the claim.

Capturing the base in Wargaadhi town in the Middle Shabelle region, which houses soldiers, special forces and clan fighters, would enable al Shabaab to sever an important trunk road between the ...