The Islamic State (IS) released the third episode in a video series providing statistical breakdowns of IS operations, covering in this installment the week of August 9 – August 15, 2018.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda's (AQ) branch in Somalia, claimed multiple attacks in the country on AMISOM and Somali National Army (SNA) forces, and a bombing on Kenyan Defense Forces (KDF) in Mandera County in neighboring Kenya.

The Islamic State (IS) released the second episode in a video series providing statistical breakdowns of IS operations, covering in this installment the week of August 2 – August 8, 2018.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement claimed assassinating a Somali soldier in its home base of Somalia and killing 11 Kenyan forces in Lamu County in neighboring Kenya.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda's (AQ) branch in Somalia, claimed killing and wounding 10 soldiers from the Somali National Army (SNA) in Afgoye, in addition to eight other operations and the execution of captive Somali soldiers elsewhere in the country.

Now using the "province" designation for Somalia, the Islamic State (IS) claimed credit for attacks on security forces in the capital, Mogadishu, and Lower Shabelle.

The Islamic State (IS) released the first episode in a video series providing statistical breakdowns of IS operations, covering in this installment the week of July 26 - August 1, 2018.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda's (AQ) branch in Somalia, released a video documenting 16 attacks against the Somali National Army (SNA) and the Somali Special Forces unit Danab throughout the country.

The Somalia-based al-Qaeda (AQ) branch, the Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, claimed killing Djiboutian forces within the AMISOM mission in a bombing in Bulo Burde airport, as well as a clash and assassination targeted Somali soldiers and police in Mogadishu.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda's (AQ) branch in Somalia, claimed seizing control over a town in the country's Gedo region and attacking Ugandan forces within AMISOM and Somali soldiers in Lower Shabelle and Mogadishu.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda's (AQ) branch in Somalia, claimed bombing Burundian (AMISOM) military vehicles twice in the same location on the same day, and also killing 10 Somali soldiers near a U.S. base in Baledogle Airfield, and ambushing Kenyan policemen in Lamu County in neighboring Kenya.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda’s (AQ) branch in Somalia, claimed capturing a town in Middle Shabelle following the withdrawal of Somali forces.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda's (AQ) branch in Somalia, published a photo report on the village and Somali National Army (SNA) base it captured therein following a raid near Kismayo.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda’s (AQ) branch in Somalia, claimed killing over 30 and wounding dozens of Somali forces in a dual suicide operation near Kismayo, Lower Juba, in addition to attacks in Banaadir, Bay, Lower Shabelle, and Puntland.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda's (AQ) branch in Somalia, claimed killing 5 Somali soldiers in separate attacks in Qoryoley and striking an AMISOM base outside the capital, Mogadishu.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda's (AQ) branch in Somalia, claimed killing and wounding over 25 Presidential Palace guards in two suicide bombings and a raid at the location in Mogadishu, in addition to waging other attacks in the capital and in Afgoye.

The Somalia-based Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement claimed attacks in Garissa and Mandera Counties of neighboring Kenya, targeting Kenyan security forces and a location of the Safaricom telecommunications company.

The Islamic State (IS) claimed shooting to death a Somali policeman and an intelligence agent in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, and 'Amaq News Agency released footage of the two men dead on the ground.

In a follow-up to its prior reports on the suicide attack at the Somali Interior and Security Ministries in the capital, Mogadishu, the Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement claimed killing over 34 staff members and wounding dozens of others.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda's (AQ) branch in Somalia, claimed a suicide bombing and raid on the Somali Ministries of Interior and Security in the capital, Mogadishu, in addition to two other attacks in the country and a fourth in Mandera County in neighboring Kenya.