The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda's (AQ) branch in Somalia, claimed credit for a car bombing in the capital, Mogadishu, and reported the surrender of 20 Somali soldiers total in Galguduud and Gedo regions.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda's (AQ) branch in Somalia, claimed killing 15 Kenyan and 6 Ethiopian troops in bombings in Bakool and Lower Juba regions, respectively, in addition to 11 other attacks in five days.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement boasted that its fighters are increasing their frequency of attacks and seizing control over military bases and town, despite the heightened security alert by the Somali government.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda's (AQ) branch in Somalia, claimed inflicting 16 casualties in a car bombing near the police academy in Mogadishu.

Ali Mahmoud Rage (AKA Ali Dheere), the spokesman for the Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, participated in an interview with a Shabaab radio station regarding recent events in Somalia, including attacks on hotel and Somali soldiers protesting their non-payment of salaries.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda's (AQ) branch in Somalia, claimed an ambush at sea on Somali soldiers boating between Merca and Mogadishu, and announced its execution of four spies in a public square in Lower Juba, one who confessed to working for the British intelligence.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement killed and wounded dozens in a bombing targeting government officials in Mogadishu, according to a “special report” by the group’s Shahada News Agency.

As a feature in Naba 174, the Islamic State (IS) gave an infographic covering military statistics for the past six months by its fighters and those inspired by the group in the West, totaling nearly 2,000 operations and over 7,450 casualties.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement claimed seizing control over additional towns following the withdrawal from them by the Somali National Army (SNA), and reported that the residents celebrated the arrival of the fighters.

After its Shahada News Agency reported its responsibility for two car bombings and a suicide raid at a building housing the Somali labor and work ministries in Mogadishu, the Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement issued a formal communique in which it announced the killing and wounding of 41 people, including senior officials.

The Shabaaab al-Mujahideen Movement claimed credit for two car bombings and an ongoing suicide raid at a building housing the Somali labor and work ministries in the capital, Mogadishu.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda's (AQ) branch in Somalia, announced that it has regained control over Busar, a town near the Somalia-Kenya border in Gedo region, following the withdrawal by Kenyan forces, and freed prisoners from a jail amidst an offensive in Bal'ad, in Middle Shabelle.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda's (AQ) branch in Somalia, issued a press release on a graduation ceremony held for students of its "Shariah Institute for Higher Studies," wherein it promoted its educational curricula in the areas its controls despite alleged U.S. attempts to undermine them through airstrikes.

The spokesman for al-Qaeda's (AQ) Somalia branch, the Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, condemned U.S. President Donald Trump at a press conference he held on the shootings at two mosques in New Zealand, arguing that his rhetoric and that of other "Crusader" leaders make them "the real criminals behind this crime".

Following-up on its claim for thwarting a raid by U.S. Special Forces outside Mogadishu and killing the operation commander, the Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement published photos of his alleged weapons and gear, including 200 USD and a picture of Jesus Christ.

The Islamic State's (IS) al-Naba newspaper, Issue 172, featured an infographic identifying 156 casualties in 44 attacks - its lowest number of recorded attacks in eight months - in a breakdown of IS military actions for the week of February 28 - March 6, 2019.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda's (AQ) branch in Somalia, claimed thwarting a raid by U.S. Special Forces outside Mogadishu and killing the operation commander.

On its own, separate from the "Incite the Believers" Operations Room to which it belongs, the al-Qaeda (AQ)-aligned Syria-based Hurras al-Deen issued a statement praising the Afghan Taliban and the Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement for their respective large-scale raids.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda's (AQ) branch in Somalia, reported that 40 Somali tribal leaders pledged allegiance to its leader, Abu Ubaidah Ahmed Umar, and vowed to fight the "occupiers" together.

The same day it detonated a car bomb outside the Presidential Palace in Mogadishu, the Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement claimed bombing a vehicle belonging to "foreign Mercenaries Believed to be Americans," also in the Somali capital.

The al-Qaeda (AQ)-aligned editors behind the Syria-focused magazine "Al-Falah" lauded in its fourth issue the recent large-scale attack by the Shabaab at the Makka al-Mukarama Hotel in Mogadishu and that of the Afghan Taliban at the Shurab Airbase in Helmand.