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Somali al Qaeda’s western reach
Somali Islamist group formally declares allegiance to Shabaab, al Qaeda
Sheikh Mohammed Said Atom’s forces in Puntland, which have operated under the aegis of Shabaab for years, have officially declared allegiance to the terror group.
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Al Shabaab says extends reach into Somalia’s Puntland
Moroccan jihadist killed in Somalia airstrike
Abu Ibrahim was one of three foreign jihadists killed in today’s strike south of Mogadishu. The attack was likely carried out by the US.
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Somali militants target addicts in UK’s ‘khat cafes’
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Video: Hillary Clinton rules out Somalia air strikes
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Video: David Cameron warns world will ‘pay a price’ for ignoring Somalia
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Somalia: UK weighs up air strikes against rebels
Shabaab abandons western city as Ethiopian troops advance
Shabaab was in control of Baidoa for three years before abandoning the provincial capital today without a fight.
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Al-Shabaab militia abducting teenage girls to marry fighters
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Jihad stops Arab Spring in Somalia says British PM
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Somalia conflict: Why should the world help?
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Somalia’s al-Shabab ‘forced whole classes to fight’
Kenya
No hurry to crush al Shabaab on Kenya’s frontline
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Shabaab suicide bombers to launch series of attacks in time with David Cameron conference
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Somalia leaders reach agreement on re-shaping politics
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Fears of terror strike in heart of Somali capital after car bomb explodes
Shabaab celebrates merger with al Qaeda
Thousands attended rallies held by senior Shabaab leaders in cities outside of Mogadishu.
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Somalia wants arms embargo lifted to fend off al Qaeda
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African Union Appeal for Mobilization to Defeat Al Qaeda in Somalia
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Somalia’s al-Shabab join al-Qaeda
‘We in MYC are now part of al Qaeda East Africa’
The Muslim Youth Center, Shabaab’s affiliate in Kenya, said that the groups would fight “under the banner of AQEA (al Qaeda East Africa).” AQEA has long reported to al Qaeda’s most senior leadership.
Shabaab formally joins al Qaeda
The announcement formalizes the longstanding close working relationship between the two terror groups.
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Shabaab and al Qaeda formally said the two groups have merged. Ayman al Zawahiri announced “the joining of the Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement in Somalia to Qaedat al-Jihad, to support the jihadi unity against the Zio-Crusader campaign and their assistants amongst the treacherous agent rulers.”
Suicide bomber kills 9 in Mogadishu
The suicide attack took place at a hotel that is frequented by members of the Somali parliament.
More Minneapolis ties to Shabaab
Ahmed Hussein Mahamud, a Somali American, pled guilty to conspiring to provide money and recruiting personnel for Shabaab.
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UN Says Famine in Somalia Is Over, but Risks Remain
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Red Cross banned from areas of Somalia under al-Shabaab control
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Fear in Somali journalist community after killing