Shahada News Agency

Shahada News Agency (Arabic: وكالة شهادة الإخبارية, romanized: Wakālat shahādat al-ikhbārīyah, Somali: Wakaalada Wararka ee Shahada) is an news agency of the militant organization, Al-Shabaab, and is used as the main disseminator for news in Arabic as well as English translations relating to attacks done by al-Shabaab and other operations including executions.

[1] Shahada News Agency traces its origins to the initial Al-Shabaab's daily news reports and translations through the Al-Qaeda affiliated Global Islamic Media Front platform, which used to publish daily reports staring from 2008.

[2][3] The agency would upload and share what it calls "exclusive" news of Al-Shabaab through its website and social media platforms.

[4] It’s format is similar to that of the Amaq News Agency run by Islamic State.

[6] Shahada News Agency expanded their news reach further after an announcement on July 9, 2024, that it would start creating accounts on Facebook, Twitter, and Telegram, and continue to work on platforms like the encrypted invite-only platform RocketChat and newly-formed Chirpwire.