Somalia’s Shabaab vows allegiance to new al Qaeda emir Zawahiri
Shabaab spokesman Sheikh Ali Mohamud Rage “announces the renewal of its allegiance to the Emir of Qaedat al-Jihad,” according to a statement released on an al Qaeda-linked forum.
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Al Qaeda leaders play significant role in Shabaab
Al Qaeda leaders from Kenya, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Sudan, and the United States hold top leadership positions in the Somali terror group.
More on the announcement of merger of Shabaab and the Ras Kamboni Brigade
Image of a Shabaab fighter from the terror group’s website. I’ve obtained a translation of the announcement of the merger of the Ras Kamboni Brigade with Shabaab, and their commitment to establish an Islamic state in the Horn of Africa as well as to support al Qaeda and the “international jihad.” The groups merged on […]
Pakistan detained senior Shadow Army commander
Abu Sufyan al Yemeni is a senior officer who was responsible for facilitating the movement of recruits and operatives into Pakistan’s tribal areas and served as a conduit for communications to al Qaeda cells worldwide.
Report: Shabaab leader wounded in Mogadishu explosion
Ahmed Abdi Aw Mohamed was wounded in an explosion during a meeting on the outskirts of the Somali capital. An unconfirmed report speculated he was killed.
String of bombings rock Karachi
Pakistan’s largest city and vital port is hit by seven small bombs. One person was killed and more than 50 were wounded in a city where extremism is on the rise.
“Apostate Hell in Somalia”
Signalling the centrality of the armed conflict in Somalia for al Qaeda and its support for the Supreme Islamic Courts Council (SICC), a video distribution unit best known for its Iraq products has released onto the Internet an hour long package called "Apostate Hell in Somalia." It was released on November 30, shortly after news […]
Pakistan
President Bush says he would strike at bin Laden if he was in Pakistan. President Musharraf disagrees. Six American helicopter gunships have allegedly violated Pakistan’s air space by intruding into North Waziristan. The Taliban killed a government worker and two others in South Waziristan. Ten tribals were arrested in North Waziristan for helping the Taliban. […]
Dismantling JMB in Bangladesh
The arrests of leaders Rahman and Bangla Bhai are leading to further arrests and deaths of al Qaeda linked JMB