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.
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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
Al Qaeda
Somalia: Shabaab ousts traditional elders in favor of loyalists
Shabaab
Somalia’s future relies on an army that does not yet exist
Kenya
Former spy: Kenya mall attack ‘could have been prevented’
Somalia
Pirates use millions of dollars in ransom on drugs, prostitutes
US drones kill 2 Shabaab operatives in southern Somalia
A senior explosives expert was one of two Shabaab members killed in the airstrike. Today’s drone strike is the second reported US raid this month targeting a top Shabaab leader.
Kenya
Samantha Lewthwaite ‘received British passport before going on run’
Norway
Norway’s Somalis worry extremism is spreading
Norway
Why dozens of ethnic Somalis in Scandinavia are embracing jihad
Military rally, suicide attack highlight Shabaab’s resilience in Somalia
Yesterday’s suicide attack was preceded by a large Shabaab military rally in a town nearby.
Al Qaeda
Let’s admit it, we overlooked and underestimated al Shabaab
Kenya
Al-Shabaab hate video ‘threatens prominent British Muslims’
Shabaab
Exclusive: U.N. Uncovers ‘Credible’ New al-Shabab Terror Plot
Burundi
‘White Widow’ Lewthwaite ‘Key’ In Al Shabaab
Norwegian authorities looking for Westgate massacre suspect
The subject of the investigation is a Norwegian citizen of Somali origin who was allegedly involved in the planning and execution of the deadly attack at a Nairobi mall last month.
Al Qaeda
Extremist Group Gains Foothold Among Kenyans
Al Qaeda
Using new counterterror guidelines, US forces backed off in Somalia raid
US justifies Somalia raid under AUMF, which Obama seeks to repeal
The US Navy SEALs raid that targeted a Shabaab leader known as Ikrima was justified under the 2001 Authorization to Use Military Force. President Obama has called for the repeal of the AUMF, and support to do so is gaining in Congress.
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
U.S. target in Somalia: An inside story on an Al-Shabaab commander
Al Qaeda
US commando raids suggest future shape of counterterror bids
United States
Kenyan Riots Pivot on Religious Conflict
Shabaab
Target in U.S. Raid on Somalia Is Called Top Shabab Planner of Attacks Abroad
Shabaab
The untold story of al-Shabab’s murderous attack on the U.N. in Mogadishu.
Shabaab
New York case offers insight into secret war against Somali militants
Kenya
Terror in Westgate mall: the full story of the attacks that devastated Kenya
Kenya
Thievery Comes After Carnage at Kenya Mall