Shabaab assaults African Union base
More than 50 troops from Burundi are reported to have been killed. The attack comes just one week after Shabaab killed at least 60 Ethiopian troops in another attack in southern Somalia.
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Shabaab releases images from the ambush of Ethiopian troops
While neither Ethiopia nor the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) have commented on the attack, the released photos buttress the jihadist group’s claims.
Nearly all of Osama bin Laden’s files should be released
Earlier today, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence released a set of files recovered from Osama bin Laden’s compound. These are but a fraction of the files that should be released to the public.
Somalia’s al Shabaab kills three officials, former lawmaker in Mogadishu
Somalia's al Shabaab kills three officials, former lawmaker in Mogadishu
US adds Shabaab leaders to designated terrorist list
The State Department announced today that two senior Shabaab officials, including the group’s emir or leader, have been added to the US government’s list of designated terrorists.
Ex-Gitmo detainee reportedly a suspect in killing of Ugandan prosecutor
Ugandan authorities have reportedly arrested Jamal Kiyemba, an ex-Guantanamo detainee, in connection with the assassination of a top counterterrorism prosecutor late last month.
Kenyan authorities say son of official was among gunmen in university attack
Kenyan authorities say son of official was among gunmen in university attack
Kenyan fighter jets bomb Shabaab training camps in Somalia
Kenyan fighter jets bomb Shabaab training camps in Somalia
Somali militants vow to turn Kenyan cities ‘red with blood’
Somali militants vow to turn Kenyan cities 'red with blood'
Shabaab massacres dozens in attack on Kenyan university
Shabaab terrorists raided a university in Kenya. According to initial reports, more than 70 people have been killed and dozens more wounded. The gunmen reportedly attempted to separate Muslims from non-Muslims during the assault.
US confirms Shabaab intelligence official killed in drone strike
Garaar is the fourth senior Shabaab official killed by US forces since September 2014, and the third high-ranking official in the Amniyat killed since December 2014.
Shabaab suicide assault team strikes in Somali capital
Al Qaeda’s branch in Somalia continues to demonstrate that it can penetrate security at the heavily protected areas in the capital and carry out deadly attacks.
US military confirms it killed Islamic State, Shabaab leaders in airstrikes
Mullah Khadim was the Islamic State’s deputy emir for Khorasan province while Yusu Dheeq was the head of Shabaab’s Amniyat. The US continues to rely on airstrikes as the core of its effort to defeat jihadist groups worldwide.
US drone strike targets Shabaab’s external operations chief
Yusuf Dheeq, the head of Shabaab’s Amniyat, which directs the group’s intelligence and external operations activities, was the target of the strike. His fate is unknown.
President Obama’s ‘successful’ counterterrorism strategy in Yemen in limbo
US officials are now telling Reuters that counterterrorism operations in Yemen are “paralyzed.”
Shabaab
Bomb explodes near Turkish delegation in Somalia day before president’s visit
US military confirms Shabaab’s intel chief killed in airstrike
The US military described Tahlil Abdishakur as the “chief of al-Shabaab’s intelligence and security wing” and the head of the group’s “external operations.”
Somali government reports Shabaab’s intel chief killed in US airstrike
Somalia’s National Security Agency said that the US killed the leader of the Amniyat. The US military later confirmed the report.
US targets ‘senior leader’ for Shabaab in southern Somalia
The US has launched multiple airstrikes and raids against Shabaab’s leadership cadre over the past decade.
Captured Shabaab official previously identified as group’s ‘chief of intelligence’
Somali officials have reportedly captured Zakariya Ismail Ahmed Hersi, who has been identified by the State Department as Shabaab’s “chief of intelligence.” The UN has said that another Shabaab official held that role.
Al Qaeda
UN removes former Somali warlord from sanctions list
Al Nusrah Front
Finances of jihad: How extremist groups raise money
Kenya
Shabaab in Kenya’s slums
Kenya
Kenya shocked by Shabab terror
Islamic State
UN: Islamic State group got up to $45M in ransoms
Shabaab
Failures Preceded British Soldier’s Killing
Kenya
Kenya bus attack: Military ‘kills 100 Shabab militants’
Shabaab
Somali-American who helped Mogadishu govt killed
Kenya
Kenyan Muslim cleric Salim Bakari Mwarangi shot dead in Mombasa
Kenya
Suspected Somali Islamists abduct Kenyan traders