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.
Tag Archives: Shabaab
Al Qaeda
Ex-Member of Somali Terrorist Group Helps a US Prosecution
Al Qaeda
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.
Al Qaeda
Christians under attack in Kenya, Nigeria
Afghanistan
Think Again: Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda
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.
Shabaab dodges questions on rumor of Hammami’s death
More than one week after rumors surfaced that the American-born Shabaab commander was executed, Shabaab remains silent.
Kenyan military official falsely claims Shabaab spokesman fled Somalia
Shabaab spokesman Dhere granted an interview from Mogadishu while the KDF claimed Dhere had fled Somalia and denounced his emir.
Al Qaeda
A look at bomb attacks attributed to Somalia’s most powerful al-Qaida-linked militant group
Shabaab claims bombing at Mogadishu theater
Two top sports official were among 10 people killed. Somalia’s defense minister claimed the attack was carried out by a female suicide bomber, but Shabaab denied the claim.
Kenya
Kenya casts suspicion on al Shabaab for blasts
Shabaab denies top leader granted interview
Shabaab said that a purported interview with Sheikh Abu Mansur Robow that was published two days ago by Somalia Report is “entirely fictitious.”
Shabaab
Somalia national theatre reopens after 20 years
Omar Hammami ‘not endangered by the Mujahideen,’ Shabaab claims
“HSM is surprised by the video of Abu Mansoor #AlAmriki that surfaced on the internet,” Shabaab said on its Twitter page.
Eritrea
Eritrea ‘will not fight Ethiopia’
American terrorist feels ‘life may be endangered’ by Shabaab
“I feel that my life may be endangered by Harakat Shabaab al-Mujahideen due to some differences that occurred between us regarding matters of the Shariah and matters of the strategy,” Hammami said in a short statement released on YouTube.
Africa
Australian ‘special forces gathering intelligence in Africa’
Shabaab suicide bomber strikes at presidential palace in Mogadishu
Shabaab continues to be able to penetrate high-security areas in the Somali capital. At least four Somalis were killed in the attack.
Ansar al Sharia
Yemeni Interior Ministry unveils terrorist plans against government facilities
Al Qaeda
Al Shabaab’s British accent
Al Qaeda
All quieter on al Qaeda’s English front
Boko Haram plans ‘to eradicate Christians’ from areas in Nigeria
“We will create so much effort to end the Christian presence in our push to have a proper Islamic state that the Christians won’t be able to stay,” a spokesman said.
Kenya
Kenya’s hide-and-seek war with Al-Shabaab
Al Qaeda
Top US General warns of coordination between al-Qaeda-linked African terror groups
Al Qaeda
The 7/7 widow and a boom in British jihad
Al Qaeda
Al-Shabaab: the growing menace of the al-Qaeda affiliate