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It was only a week ago that al-Shabab was driven out of the city, allowing aid workers to survey the scope of the unfolding catastrophe.

That would be harder to do, since the country has no Somali community where Shabab infiltrators could hide.

No one is trying to give any aid or comfort to al-Shabab or any other rebel group.

Under heavy fire they captured Mogadishu's old military hospital, which had been a Shabab stronghold.

The deputy administrator of the US Agency for International Development, Donald Steinberg, said the aid must not benefit al-Shabab.

Finally, along the road near the university, Qaddafi's forces were stopped by an army of shabab, local men, and Islamist fighters.

So cruel was the attack that even the Shabab did not dare claim responsibility.

Thousands of shabab had been camping out in downtown Beirut for the past month in the hope of bringing down Lebanon's U. S.

Some, but not all, parts of the Shabab seem to be looking for help.

But until a strong central government can regain control of south-central Somalia, aid groups will still have to go through al-Shabab.

The Shabab appears to run at least two suicide-bomb brigades, mostly made up of teenage boys.

The Shabab's confidence and sense of direction has been boosted by an influx of foreign fighters.

Some reckon that the Shabab shares some of the ransoms earned by pirates who operate out of the central Somali port of Haradheere.

Years of control by the anti-Western al-Shabab extremist group have left Somalia with no aid delivery infrastructure.

At least seven people were killed in Mogadishu late Wednesday as government forces traded shell and gunfire with al-Shabab insurgents.

Robow says al-Shabab fighters will now concentrate their attacks on peacekeepers unless AMISOM agrees to leave Somalia immediately.

Somali government forces and AMISOM have pushed al-Shabab out of Mogadishu and have made gains in other parts of the country.

As you are aware, an al-Shabab mortar could easily land in one of those camps.

The United States says al-Shabab has links to al-Qaida, and foreigners are believed to be fighting alongside the Somali insurgents.

A good number of al-Shabab fighters have contacts within the government and are able to surrender easily in exchange for safe passage.

A senior commander of the Somali Islamist group, al-Shabab, has been shot dead at close range as he left a mosque in the city of Kismayo.

Ethiopia, which holds the chairmanship of IGAD and is hosting this summit, is seen as a major driver behind the push to crush al-Shabab.

France is also reported to have bombarded settlements near the Somali port of Kismayo, a base for the al-Qaeda-linked Shabab militia.

The Somali Islamist group al-Shabab says it has taken control of the southern town of Afmadow without any resistance from rival militants.

But Kenya and Ethiopia have dealt with it much better than the ignorant and petty Shabab.

A few Ethiopian soldiers are thought to remain discreetly inside Somalia, rallying armed opposition to the Shabab.

The failure of the Shabab to launch their customary Ramadan offensive earlier this month was a belated sign of weakness.

In Washington, the Treasury Department asked the Office of Foreign Assets Control to investigate how Al-Shabab is financed.

But, there are also reports that the U. S. is using covert military tactics, including drone missile attacks, against al-Shabab targets.

After al-Shabab was driven out of Mogadishu this month, the flood of hungry families from the countryside intensified.

Al-Shabab said it was a "tactical withdrawal" and promised devastating suicide attacks.

Kenya has vowed to continue fighting until it has curtailed the activities of the Somali militant group al-Shabab.

The government's decision to take direct action against the Shabab across the border may have been irresistible.

International Crisis Group Somalia expert Rashid Abdi says al-Shabab's decision to allow aid does not represent an ideological shift.

The Shabab are far from beaten, yet their ability to attack government officials and their buildings has been noticeably reduced.

With the help of reinforcements, they hope to push the Shabab out of the Bakara market.

The Shabab, for their part, have nothing but contempt for President Ahmed.

Kenya says it has arrested a number of Shabab fighters in the town, including some non-Somali jihadists.

The attack came amid heavy fighting between the Shabab and the forces of the weak transitional federal government.

Pre-summit talks have also centered on the possible return of Ethiopian troops to Somalia as part of the anti-Shabab coalition.

All Shabab commanders agree, however, that the present government and the AU "invaders" that help it must be defeated.

The al-Qaeda-linked leaders of the Shabab militia had warned of it.

That raises suspicions that she is being used as a shield against American drone attacks on the Shabab, which have increased.

In an earlier statement, Ali did decry what he called the "continuous threats of Al-Shabab terrorists" to refugees and aid workers.

The Shabab says it downed a Kenyan military helicopter flying along the border last month, though Kenya denies it.

On the other side of the continent, there is also evidence of a relationship between Boko Haram and Somalia's militant faction al-Shabab.

The Shabab now control only 40% of Mogadishu proper (excluding sparsely populated outlying districts), down from about 60% a few months ago.

They left Mogadishu at night by the lorry load, but the fighters from the Islamist militant group al-Shabab may be back.

An offensive led by the AU and transitional government troops this week hammered Shabab positions on the edge of Mogadishu.

Help has started to trickle in after the Shabab, an Islamist militia, lifted its ban on aid agencies that it once termed anti-Muslim.

Al Shabab has allowed some aid groups to remain, namely Doctors Without Borders and the International Committee of the Red Cross.

But it also exacerbated long-standing splits between top al-Shabab leaders and between local and foreign fighters in the ranks.

Trade, banking and telecoms magnates still refuse to speak out against the Shabab.

Suspicions have fallen on the Somali militant group, al-Shabab, which is active in areas of Somalia close to the Kenyan border.

The non-Shabab parts of Somalia have every chance of seeing strong economic growth.

Top U. S. military officials have expressed concerns that al-Shabab intends to connect with other al-Qaida-linked militant groups in Africa.

As the Shabab gains ground, an older generation of Somalis who once wanted to serve their country is drifting away.

Kenyan forces recently crossed into southern Somalia to hunt down the militant group al-Shabab.

As evidenced by the fighting in Mogadishu's streets, AMISOM soldiers have the will to challenge Shabab forces.

The Shabab may well strike again elsewhere in the region. It has threatened to hit Burundi next.

in an interview with voa, amino spokesman, ugandan army major barite ba-hoku expressed anger at al-shabab's relentless use of violence.

The Shabab, says Johnnie Carson, America's top diplomat for Africa, is "a threat to all of Somalia's regional neighbours" .

He told the South African Broadcasting Corporation that al-Shabab and other terror groups must be stopped.

Not all those who bear arms in the name of Islam support the Shabab.

But al-Shabab still controls the famine ravaged south, where 2. 2-million people are believed to be in desperate straits.

But suggestions that the Shabab have been beaten look premature.

They lost the fight, they lost the battle, and resorting to violence and killing innocent people is the weakness of al-Shabab.

And the TFG's interior minister was recently killed by a Shabab suicide-bomber; the port has also been attacked.

He says internal weakening, and a loss of faith in al-Shabab by the Somali people is tearing the group apart.

The Somali Islamist group al-Shabab has said it's banning a popular method of transferring money via mobile phones in the areas it controls.

Al-Shabab has a history of suicide attacks against government facilities and African Union peacekeepers.

The village school is run by the Shabab, but only those loyal to their cause are allowed to attend.

The attack occurred in an area controlled by al-Shabab militants. Farhana Dawood reports.

One Shabab commander is a white American called Omar Hammami. He was raised in Alabama and attended Bible school before turning to Islam.

Their opponents number several thousand and call themselves Shabab, or "boys" in Arabic.

K'naan thinks the Shabab's austere version of Islam will fail. The country's vibrant culture, he insists, will win the day.

But Mayor Noor says the removal of al-Shabab does not eliminate the risk to IDPs.

Shabab has been particularly successful in recruiting foreign fighters and Somali exiles.

Such a large shipment could not have happened without the approval of al-Shabab.

Fears are growing that Shabab suicide-bombers may hit neighbouring Ethiopia and Kenya.

In any event, the Shabab says it "will destroy the tall glass buildings in Nairobi" unless Kenya pulls its troops back from the border.

and two boys, aged 11 and 12, who were beheaded by the Shabab after their father refused to divulge information about an underground church.

They may have joined al-Shabab, an anti-government militia in Somalia, tied to al-Qaida.

Gunmen from the Shabab Islamist militia stormed a hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia's capital, killing 32 people, including six MPs.

SHANTHA BLOEMEN: "So yes, there was dialogue with local authorities, and obviously they include members of al-Shabab. "

Al-Shabab took control of south-central Somalia a few years ago.

Now on the defensive, the Shabab have taken actions as desperate as they are deadly.

Many of the protestors wore traditional white Somali clothes and shouted "down with al-Shabab" .

But Western intelligence sources say the risk of Shabab now carrying out bombings in Kenya and Ethiopia is higher than ever.

Ms. Bloemen says such a large shipment could not have happened without the approval of al-Shabab.

The Shabab covers its expenses from taxes, tariffs and roadblocks.

He adds that much of the opposition has "links to the Shabab [the Somali al-Qaeda group] and Eritrea" , but that is delusional.

Al-Shabab and ICU fighters often fought side-by-side in the past two years.

The Shabab raises money through local taxes and has links to cells in Yemen and beyond.

The Shabab is tightening its grip in the areas it controls, as its opponents dither.

In fact, the Shabab have their own defectors and may be losing critical support.

It is not known if the ICU militia in Mogadishu includes members of al-Shabab.

The Shabab has banned food aid in most of southern Somalia since 2009, branding Western aid agencies anti-Muslim.

It's not yet clear whether al-Shabab's withdrawal from Mogadishu will make it any easier for aid agencies to reach victims of the drought.

Al-Shabab recently ended a ban on airlifts, but a UNICEF spokeswoman, Shantha Bloemen, says there are no guarantees.

Still, he says he will not return home until the Shabab have gone.

Take a small but well-armed country such as Eritrea. It supplies the jihadist Shabab militia in Somalia.

He also underscored that the African Union force will have a stronger hand in dealing with al-Shabab militants because of the resolution.

The Shabab may be more resilient than the AU and Western countries would like.

Dhows docking at Shabab-controlled ports pay $5 a sack and sell it in Dubai for $15.

Literacy is low and hunger is a big concern, making the well-funded Shabab an attractive employer.

After bitter fighting between the two, Hisbul Islam submitted to a Shabab takeover at the end of last year, but tensions persist.

Al-Shabab recently lifted a ban on airlifts.

In any event, the Kenyan assault on the Shabab is a high-stakes gamble.

The officials suspect the bombing was carried out by al-Shabab insurgents.

We could save many more lives if we were given free access to areas under the control of Al-Shabab.

For the past three years the region has been controlled by al-Shabab.

They want al-Shabab as far away from their borders as possible.

Instead of warlords, we have al Shabab linked to al Qaida.

One concern is that a foreign presence there would boost support for the Islamist Shabab militia, which has links with al-Qaeda.

What is the impact of the Shabab on women?

At the same time, some Shabab gunmen have peeled off into organised crime.

What do you do when refugees who need help live under the control of Pakistan's Taliban or Somalia's al-Shabab?

[It's] al-Shabab.

The Shabab are not yet defeated, but they have lost a lot of ground and support.

The US considers al-Shabab a terrorist group and last year stopped aid to the large area of Somalia it controls.

A U. S. helicopter strike last year in the town of Barawe killed an al-Shabab commander, Salah Ali Salah Nabhan.

Whenever we come across anybody who may be associating with al-Shabab or any other militia groups like al-Qaida or other terrorist groups,

Is it the government or is it al-Shabab?

The fight against al-Shabab militants presents a historic opportunity to restore peace in Somalia,

Al-Shabab took responsibility for suicide-bombings in Mogadishu in September that killed 17 peacekeepers;

a 69-year-old man killed near a port south of Mogadishu after Shabab fighters found 25 Somali bibles in a bag he was carrying;

Al-Shabab Group Threatens More Terror Attacks in Somalia