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Kenya sends back ‘illegal’ Somalis after Nairobi raids
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Al Qaeda
Anti-piracy Briton murdered in Somalia named as former Scotland Yard detective
Al Hijra
Terror Leader Suspected of Recruiting White Widow Samantha Lewthwaite to Al Qaeda Shot Dead
Kenya
Kenyans enhance vigilance as threats of terror attack rise
Al Qaeda
Digging Trenches: Al Shabaab in Kenya
Iran
How Somalia aid cash funds Al Shabaab
Kenya
Kenyan mosques turned to avenues for recruiting youth into terrorism
Kenya
Shaken Kenya Aims to Rebuild Mall and Its Confidence
African Union
Somalia’s al Shabab: Striking like mosquitoes
Shabaab suicide bomber kills 12 in Mogadishu
Al Qaeda’s affiliate in Somalia has launched three major suicide attacks and assaults in the Somali capital since Feb. 14.
Canada
Canadian killed in Somalia deeply involved in Ottawa community
Shabaab suicide assault team attacks Somali presidential compound
Shabaab fighters dressed in military uniforms attacked a mosque inside the presidential palace. Two government officials are reported to be among those killed.
Shabaab assassinates leader of Jubbaland security forces
The commander of the Interim Jubba Administration (IJA) security forces was killed two days ago along with two of his bodyguards in an apparent Shabaab operation in the Somali port city of Kismayu.
7 killed as Shabaab targets UN officials in Mogadishu
Shabaab is stepping up its attacks on foreigners and international organizations in Somalia.
Shabaab
Elephant Campaign: How Africa’s ‘white gold’ funds the al Shabaab militants –
Weekend attacks in Somalia deal Shabaab a double blow
Sahal Iskudhuq, a senior Shabaab commander who served as a high-ranking member of the Amniyat, Shabaab’s intelligence unit, is reported to have been killed in a drone strike.
Al Qaeda
Fog of Benghazi: Al Qaeda, Dead Americans and an Emerging Threat
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
The Women of al Qaeda
2nd Shabaab attack on Mogadishu’s Jazeera hotel
Three bombs exploded within an hour of each other near a Mogadishu hotel popular with diplomats and soldiers. Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the attack, in which at least 11 people have been killed and 17 or more were wounded.
Shabaab experiences setbacks in Bay region
Somali and Ethiopian troops have successfully captured key areas near the town of Bardale in Bay region.
Kenya
White widow terror cell helped Rigby killer
Latest Treasury designation targets al Qaeda’s fundraising network
A newly released terrorist designation by the Treasury Department highlights the extent and cohesion of al Qaeda’s global fundraising network. Treasury reports that Ayman al Zawahiri’s main representative in the Levant, Abu Khalid al Suri, has been funneling cash from Gulf donors to al Qaeda.
Shabaab
Inside a Shabaab training camp
Shabaab returns to Twitter nearly 3 months after Westgate
The account said it will seek “to create awareness of the Mujahideen’s struggle, further the cause of Jihad and promote the goals & visions of global Jihad.”
Shabaab
Mysterious ‘white widow’ eludes police in Africa
Shabaab strikes in Puntland
A Shabaab suicide bomber carried out an attack on a security convoy in the coastal city of Bossaso. Two foreigners believed to be working for Saracen International survived the attack.
Recent Shabaab suicide assaults spur Somali and AMISOM operations
After two recent suicide assaults in Beledweyne, AMISOM and Somali troops have begun new concerted operations against Shabaab in central Somalia.
Another Shabaab suicide assault in Beledweyne
A car laden with explosives rammed into the gates of a police station in Beledweyne, allowing other jihadists to storm the compound.
Shabaab offers condolences to Mullah Omar and Zawahiri over Hakeemullah Mehsud’s death
Shabaab’s statement praises Hakeemullah Mehsud, who was recently killed in a US drone strike, and offers condolences to Mullah Omar and Ayman al Zawahiri.
Shabaab
Somalia sees rise in militant defectors who can aid spy service, but some carry out attacks