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Suicide Attacks in Nigeria: Islamist Terror Network Gains Strength in Africa
Tag Archives: Shabaab
Ethiopia
Somali Islamists bolster positions around key town
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
The mutating al Qaeda threat
Shabaab leader recounts al Qaeda’s role in Somalia in the 1990s
Saif al Adel, Sheikh Yusuf al Ayiri, and Sheikh Abu al Hasan al Sa’idi fought in the Battle of Mogadishu, according to Shabaab’s emir.
Shabaab
Clampdown on Al-Shabaab opens corridors for relief flow
Al Qaeda
Somalia fears as US Sunrise banks stop money transfers
Son of infamous al Qaeda family killed by Ethiopian forces
Abu al Bara’a Abdul Aziz bin Attash was killed in a clash with Ethiopian forces. Bin Attash was a member of a particularly notorious al Qaeda family that has served the Taliban, al Qaeda, Shabaab, and other allied terrorist organizations.
African Union
AU claims success against Al-Shabaab
Al Qaeda
Somalia Faces Alarming Rise in Rapes of Women and Girls
United States
Under Obama, an emerging global apparatus for drone killing
Al Qaeda
Nigeria bombings: worshippers fear more attacks
African Union
Britain’s new year resolution: intervene in Somalia
Jihadist releases new photos of American Shabaab leader
Omar Hammami, the American Shabaab commander, is seen in two new photos with an unknown Shabaab fighter.
Al Qaeda
Twitter Use by Shabab in Somalia Incites US
African Union
Mogadishu dares to dream of a new future as militants are driven from Somali capital
Shabaab
Somalia’s Rebels Embrace Twitter as a Weapon
Al Qaeda
US defence chief in Djibouti for counter-terrorism talks
Nigeria
US Terror Hearing Explores Use of Miranda Warning
Shabaab publishes IDs, information on slain Burundian soldiers
Shabaab’s “Press Office War Statistics Office” said it would provide more information on slain Burundian soldiers if requested.
Jihadist releases bio of Yemeni al Qaeda operative killed in Somalia
Abu ‘Asim al Tabuki Mansour Nasser al Bihani waged jihad in Bosnia, Dagestan, Chechnya, Afghanistan, Yemen, and Somalia. He trained Omar Hammami, the American military commander in Shabaab. Two of Abu ‘Asim’s brothers are currently being held at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility.
Shabaab
After Serving as Somalia’s Prime Minister, Back to Work in Buffalo
Boko Haram
Alarm bells over Nigeria Islamist group: US Congress
Senior Shabaab leader survived blast
Hassan Dahir Aweys, who was rumored to have been killed earlier this month, appeared in a western Somali city.
Report confirms 70 African Union troops killed in Mogadishu
Last month, the African Union dismissed Shabaab’s videotape from Mogadishu as “faked” propaganda.
Kenya
Analysis: Ethiopia dragged reluctantly back into Somalia
Somalia
Africa Forces Surprise Many With Success in Subduing Somalia
Ethiopia
Somali gov’t says no Ethiopian troops on its soil
Ethiopia
Somali Islamists laud reported Ethiopian incursion
Shabaab
Somalia Famine Eases With Rainfall and Aid
Shabaab
Shabaab has an estimated 750 to 1,000 “foreign fighters” in its ranks, according to an estimate by a Kenyan military official. The official also said al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is actively supporting Shabaab.