Shabaab, Puntland forces clash in northern Somalia
Thirteen Shabaab fighters and five Puntland security personnel were killed in fighting near a region known as the Tora Bora of East Africa.
Tag Archives: Shabaab
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Uganda president urges action against Somali militants
Somalia
Somali refugees fear loss of Ugandan haven
United States
US seeks ways to boost African forces in Somalia
The African Union’s beleaguered Somalia mission
Last week’s Shabaab bombing attacks in Uganda were designed to undermine that country’s support for the African Union Mission in Somalia. Ugandan support or not, AMISOM is underfunded and there are significant questions about whether peacekeeping is suitable for Somalia.
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Ugandan civil society organizations call for deployment of more troops in Somalia
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Uganda police say Pakistanis among blast suspects
Somalia
Rising civilian toll ignites anger at African force as it battles Somali militants
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Somali militant group built training camps, al Qaeda links
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“At your service, Osama” – the African Bin Laden behind the Uganda bombings
Vigilance in an age of constrained resources
Let me begin by saying that the reports about large numbers of Somalis being brought into the US illegally are genuinely alarming. Despite that, my interview on Fox Business Channel last night represented a recognizable (though highly entertaining!) descent into insanity. Watch for yourself: I thought it was worth making a few points about this […]
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Uganda: Request for new Somalia rules of engagement
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Somalia’s al-Shabab wants to join terror’s big league
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Burundi to keep troops in Somalia despite threat
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US envoy says Uganda-type attacks hard to prevent
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Militancy in Africa
Is al Qaeda racist?
Those familiar with the inner workings of jihadi circles will know that racism is in fact prevalent within al Qaeda’s ranks. But that makes the administration’s new line of rhetorical attack against the terrorist group — that it shows a disregard for African life — no less absurd. Jake Tapper reports: In an interview earlier […]
Shabaab claims credit for dual suicide attacks in Uganda
The al Qaeda affiliate has carried out its first terror attack outside the borders of Somalia. The Somali suicide bombers attacked soccer fans as they watched the World Cup final in Kampala.
Shabaab suspected of carrying out bombings in Uganda
Sixty-four people were killed in bombings at two restaurants while watching the World Cup final soccer match in Uganda’s capital of Kampala, raising fears that the al Qaeda-linked, Somalia-based Shabaab carried out the attacks. Al Jazeera has a very good article on the attack and the background, a portion of which is excerpted here: “These […]
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Under threat of violence, Somalians play soccer — or watch — at their peril
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Somalia, at war, rummages for cash
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Kenya: Iraq, Afghan, Pakistan fighters in Somalia
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East African leaders urge UN to provide Somalia force
Somalia
Somalia at 50: From heaven to hell
Somalia
Voters defy Islamist threats in Somaliland
Hizbul Islam faction in southern Somalia defects to Shabaab
The defection is the latest blow to one of the two largest Islamist terror groups in Somalia, and will bolster the fortunes of Shabaab.
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Suspect’s mom: Son ‘stupid kid,’ not a terrorist
Somalia
Somali pirates on trial in Holland
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Somali soccer fans go underground
Video: Shabaab releases tape of French hostage
Shabaab has released a video of Denis Allex, one of two French security personnel kidnapped by the group from a hotel in Mogadishu last year. From Reuters: In the video, Allex repeats those demands and says the group will issue a list of names of prisoners it wants released. He says the defeat of President […]