National Intelligence and Security Agency

March 22, 2026 | Caleb Weiss |

Shabaab celebrates October attack on Mogadishu prison in new video

In a new video posted online as a so-called Eid celebration, Shabaab, Al Qaeda’s branch for East Africa, highlighted and celebrated last year’s assault on the Godka Jilacow prison in Mogadishu, which...

January 3, 2026 | Caleb Weiss

Somali intelligence claims death of senior Shabaab leader

On January 1, Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) announced that it and “partner forces” killed senior Shabaab leader Abdullahi Osman, who is better known as Engineer...

October 5, 2025 | Caleb Weiss |

Shabaab claims prison assault in Mogadishu

Somalia’s capital of Mogadishu was yet again the victim of a brazen terrorist attack conducted by Shabaab, Al Qaeda’s branch for East Africa. Yesterday, at least seven Shabaab gunmen stormed the...

July 16, 2025 | Bill Roggio, Caleb Weiss

Shabaab seizes two towns in central Somalia

Shabaab, Al Qaeda’s branch in East Africa, took control of two towns in central Somalia over the past week. These victories in Moqokori and Tardo, both situated near the borders between the central regions...

September 27, 2022 | Caleb Weiss |

Shabaab continues to lose ground in central Somalia

Over the last few weeks, troops from the Somali National Army (SNA), backed by clan-based militias, African Union forces, and U.S. air support, have steadily made progress against Shabaab, al Qaeda’s...

July 14, 2021 | David Adesnik |

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: Early July

December 11, 2019 | Aykan Erdemir, Varsha Koduvayur

Brothers in Arms

The Consolidation of the Turkey-Qatar Axis