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Analysis: Somali rebels bruised, but may dodge knockout blow
Tag Archives: Shabaab
Kenya
After Kismayu, the real battle begins
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Pentagon aims to be proactive in countering terror threat in Africa
Rewards for Justice releases wanted poster for Shabaab leaders
The poster is titled “Faces of Terrorism,” and contains pictures of five of the seven wanted Shabaab leaders.
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Obama Admits US Is Fighting Al Qaeda in Somalia and Yemen
Shabaab
More Shabab militants defect to join Somali forces
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
US expands secret intelligence operations in Africa
Kenya
Kenyan minister George Saitoti’s death in helicopter crash fuels terrorism fears
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US threatens sanctions on Somalis who block peace plan
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Hope of a new dawn in Somalia as hundreds flee Islamists’ ranks
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Al Qaeda Offshoot Offers Camels for Obama’s Head, Hens for Hillary Clinton’s
African Union
Defections put militant al-Shabab on the run in Somalia
7 Shabaab leaders added to Rewards for Justice most wanted list
Shabaab emir Sheikh Mukhtar Abu Zubayr’s reward of $7 million puts him at number six on the Rewards for Justice list of wanted terrorists.
Kenya
Somalia: How the KDF captured Afmadow
Somalia
Somalia donor money ‘goes missing’
Omar Hammami calls for establishment of global caliphate
The American jihadist said the move is necessary to unite the local Islamist insurgencies and global jihadist movements.
Shabaab abandons Afgoye as Somali, African Union troops advance
The city served as a major base outside of Mogadishu and meeting point for top Shabaab leaders.
Shabaab
A photo of Omar Hammami, the American who has served as a commander, propagandist, and recruiter for Shabaab, has been released on the Internet. The photo shows Hammami with a copy of his autobiography, which was released last week.
African Union
Somalis flee Afgoye advance by African Union troops
Omar Hammami on drone strikes
The American jihadist commander in Somalia said US airstrikes do not impact Shabaab’s fight against the Somali government and have not caused rifts between “the global element of this Jihaad from the local element.”
Omar Hammami releases part 1 of autobiography
The American commander in Shabaab says he is “still alive and well (by May 16 2012)” and details his life, including his radicalization and fighting in Somalia up until he joined Shabaab.
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Ex-Member of Somali Terrorist Group Helps a US Prosecution
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US trains African soldiers for Somalia mission
Bin Laden told Shabaab to hide al Qaeda ties
The letter from al Qaeda’s emir to Shabaab leader Sheikh Muhktar Abu Zubayr confirms an August 2010 report from LWJ that detailed al Qaeda’s instructions to downplay links between the two terror groups.
Shabaab
Coming face to face with Somalia’s al-Shabab
Shabaab suicide bomber kills 3 members of Somali parliament
The al Qaeda affiliate has executed 10 suicide attacks in Somalia already this year.
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Christians under attack in Kenya, Nigeria
Afghanistan
Think Again: Al Qaeda
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Al-Qaeda is weaker without bin Laden, but its franchise persists
Shabaab has not denied rumors of Omar Hammami’s death
Somalimemo published an article saying that an American military commander for Shabaab was alive, but the report was based on a source, not an official Shabaab press release.