Shabaab strikes American, Italian forces in Somalia
No casualties were reported in either attack, however.
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Shabaab targets Italian troops in Mogadishu with suicide bombing
Today’s suicide bombings marks one of the first times European Union troops have been targeted by Shabaab.
US lists Italian rapper turned Islamic State jihadist as global terrorist
Anas El Abboubi was briefly in Italian custody in June 2013, and fled to Syria after he was released. He is one of more than 50 Italians thought to be waging jihad in Syria.
Islamic State claims to still control 4 neighborhoods in Sirte, Libya
Amaq News Agency claims the Islamic State still controls four neighborhoods inside Sirte, Libya. Amaq says that special forces from four Western countries (US, UK, France and Italy) are involved in the offensive. The jihadists have lost significant ground in and around the city since May.
Islamic State detonates car bomb outside Italian consulate in Cairo
The attack, which comes after coordinated assaults in the Sinai earlier this month, was claimed by the “Islamic State in Egypt” and not its “Sinai Province.” The Islamic State warned Muslims to avoid similar locations as they are “legitimate targets.”
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Belgians held in France after foiled plot ‘were fleeing to Italy’
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Video purports to show 2 Italian women held by Syria captors
Former ‘head’ of al Qaeda in Italy an ‘organizer’ of Ansar al Sharia rally
Agence France Presse interviewed Sami Ben Khemais Essid, describing him as one of the “organizers” of Ansar al Sharia Tunisia’s planned conference this weekend. Essid was formerly the “head” of al Qaeda’s operations in Italy, according to the US State Department.
“I am studying airplanes!”: Abdul al Salam al Hilal
A profile of Abdul al Salam al Hilal, a Yemeni who is accused of having foreknowledge of the 9/11 attacks and facilitating the travel of al Qaeda operatives around the globe.