Shabaab
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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.
Shabaab
Who’s bombing Somalia? French, US trade blame
Senior Shabaab leaders rumored killed in blast
Unconfirmed reports claim that Ahmad Godane Abu Zubayr, Shabaab’s spiritual leader and Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys, a top commander, were killed in a massive blast in Afgoye.
Shabaab
Massive explosion sparks exodus from Somali town
AMISOM
Somalia’s Shabab lures youths into suicide bomber training
Kenya
Why Al Shabaab Loved Ras Kamboni Town
Kenya
War fears: Somalis in Kenya afraid of xenophobia
Shabaab
Somalis Cautiously Return to Normal Life, and the Beach
Boko Haram kills scores in attacks in northern Nigeria
The al Qaeda-linked terror group attacked security headquarters, churches, and mosques in coordinated attacks in two northern states. The terror group deployed suicide bombers during the attacks.
Kenya
Somalis in Kenya find themselves under suspicion
Boko Haram launches complex suicide attack in Nigeria
Three suicide bombers attacked a military headquarters in Maiduguri while IEDs were detonated in three other areas.
Al Qaeda
Nigeria: Radical Muslim sect grows more dangerous
Al Qaeda
Planes Are Flying Arms Into Somalia for Militants, Kenya Says
Somalia
Some Aid Trickles Into Somalia, Surrounded by Death and Disease
Shabaab names American suicide bomber
Mogadishu suicide bomber Cabdi Salaam al Muhajir’s real name is Abdisalan Hussein Ali.
Kenya
Kenya: Conflicting Claims Over Use of US Drones in Somalia
Shabaab claims American involved in Mogadishu suicide assault
Shabaab released an audiotape from Cabdi Salaam al Muhajir, who they claimed is an American citizen. Al Muhajir is one of two suicide bombers who attacked an African Union base in Mogadishu.
Kenya
US denies role in Kenya’s Somalia operation
Al Qaeda
Somali Islamist militants call for ‘mujahideen trained by Osama’
Al Qaeda
US drone base in Ethiopia is operational
US Reapers flying from Ethiopia
The US Air Force has built a small base at an airfield in Arba Minch from which the drones can be deployed.