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First images emerge from inside Nairobi’s Westgate mall
Tag Archives: Shabaab
Zawahiri’s man in Shabaab’s ‘secret service’
In a July report warning of “new and more complex operations in Kenya,” the UN also identified an al Qaeda operative who has been entrusted by Ayman al Zawahiri to train Somalis and other African recruits. The operative, known as “Hassan,” has also reportedly trained Boko Haram fighters.
AMISOM
On the shifting frontlines of the fight against al-Shabaab
Afghanistan
Ahmed Abdi Godane: the new ‘Mad Mullah’ bent on jihad
Kenya
Did Karangi, ministers ignore terror warning?
Kenya
Poaching funds Somalia’s al Shabaab, activists say
Kenya
Nairobi mall attack: British hero died trying to save children
Shabaab plot to attack London planned to be ‘similar to … Mumbai’
A document found after Somali troops killed Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, al Qaeda’s former leader in East Africa and a senior Shabaab commander, details a plot to conduct multiple Mumbai-like attacks that target civilians in London.
Shabaab
Somalis in Minn. say youths still enticed to join terror group
UN warned of Shabaab ally’s ‘new and more complex operations’ in Kenya
A report published by a UN Monitoring Group in July warned that Al Hijra, Shabaab’s affiliate in Kenya, was planning more complicated attacks utilizing fighters who had returned from Somalia. The report also revealed that the US has been funding the “Al-Shabaab/East Africa Al-Qaida Disruption Initiative,” which has targeted Al Hijra’s leaders.
Shabaab emir praises group’s assault on Kenya mall
Sheikh Mukhtar Abu Zubayr threatened further attacks in Kenya if its military is not withdrawn from southern Somalia. He also noted that the assault on the Westgate Mall was “just 10 days after the anniversary date of the blessed 911 operations.”
Al Qaeda
Somali Islamists Behind Kenya Attack Getting More Dangerous
Are you looking at an official Shabaab Twitter account?
In recent days as Twitter tries to shut down Shabaab’s accounts, a number of unofficial accounts have emerged resulting in confusion and false reporting. Here are some tips to help differentiate real Shabaab accounts from unofficial ones.
Kenya
Kenya mall attack: The training of a terrorist
Kenya
Before Kenya Attack, Rehearsals and Planting of Machine Guns
Kenya
Q&A: Al-Shabab defends Nairobi attack
Kenya
Samantha Lewthwaite: The quiet Home Counties girl who now tops the list of terrorism suspects
Al Qaeda
Global jihad: smoke signals from Mumbai to Nairobi
Kenya
Jihadist networks share first photo of ‘Nairobi mall attackers’
Kenyan forces end Shabaab’s siege at mall
President Kenyatta said that five Shabaab fighters were killed and 11 more were captured. Sixty-two civilians and six Kenyan troops were killed during the attack on the Westgate Mall.
Kenya
In Kenya, the fear of terrorism was a constant companion
Shabaab threatens ‘big surprise’ as siege at Kenyan mall continues
Shabaab’s propaganda unit on Twitter also said that there are many bodies inside the Westgate Mall, it still has hostages, and it is striving to implement a global Islamic Caliphate.
Kenya
Kenya : How ‘white widow’ Samantha Lewthwaite has escaped anti-terror police traps all along
Kenya
Kenya : Detectives put Westgate Shopping Mall tenants on spot as investigation takes new turn
Israel
Israeli officials confirm sending experts team to advise on Kenya standoff
Kenya
Kenya Mall Carnage Shows Shabab Resilience
Shabaab suicide teams target civilians in assault on Kenyan mall
At least 59 people have been killed and over 150 wounded in the largest terrorist attack in Kenya since al Qaeda’s 1998 bombing of the US Embassy. The Shabaab assault teams singled out non-Muslims for execution. The attack is similar to Lashkar-e-Taiba’s assault on Mumbai in 2008.
Al Qaeda
Court document references al Qaeda-linked chemical weapons program in Somalia
Competing jihadist groups comment on reports of Hammami’s death
The Muslim Youth Center, Shabaab’s affiliate in Kenya, said Hammami sowed discord, while the pro-Hammami Islamic World Issues Study Center asked what purpose his death served.
AQIM, Shabaab recall and praise 9/11 attacks
In recent days, both al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and Shabaab have issued statements declaring al Qaeda’s attacks on the US on 9/11 a success. Both groups also praised the 19 hijackers.