Shabaab
New York case offers insight into secret war against Somali militants
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Kenya
Terror in Westgate mall: the full story of the attacks that devastated Kenya
Kenya
Thievery Comes After Carnage at Kenya Mall
Kenya names 4 jihadists involved in Westgate mall assault
A Sudanese man led the team, which also included a Kenyan and a Somali.
Somalia
Shabaab claimed that Western special operations forces launched a 2 a.m. raid in the Shabaab-controlled town of Barawe. Shabaab claims to have repelled the raid and one of its fighters were killed in the assault.
Kenya
Terror in Westgate mall: the full story of the attacks that devastated Kenya
Africa
Islamic fighters connect in Africa
Somalia
Puntland security forces attacked Shabaab “bases” in a village in the Golis Mountains, killing one fighter. Shabaab fighters again denied that a woman led or was even involved in the Westgate Mall attack in Kenya.
Shabaab
Officials Struggle With Tangled Web of Financing for Somali Militants
Zawahiri’s man in Shabaab’s ‘secret service’
In a July report warning of “new and more complex operations in Kenya,” the UN also identified an al Qaeda operative who has been entrusted by Ayman al Zawahiri to train Somalis and other African recruits. The operative, known as “Hassan,” has also reportedly trained Boko Haram fighters.
AMISOM
On the shifting frontlines of the fight against al-Shabaab
Afghanistan
Ahmed Abdi Godane: the new ‘Mad Mullah’ bent on jihad
Kenya
Did Karangi, ministers ignore terror warning?
Kenya
Poaching funds Somalia’s al Shabaab, activists say
Shabaab plot to attack London planned to be ‘similar to … Mumbai’
A document found after Somali troops killed Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, al Qaeda’s former leader in East Africa and a senior Shabaab commander, details a plot to conduct multiple Mumbai-like attacks that target civilians in London.
Shabaab
Somalis in Minn. say youths still enticed to join terror group
Shabaab emir praises group’s assault on Kenya mall
Sheikh Mukhtar Abu Zubayr threatened further attacks in Kenya if its military is not withdrawn from southern Somalia. He also noted that the assault on the Westgate Mall was “just 10 days after the anniversary date of the blessed 911 operations.”
Al Qaeda
Somali Islamists Behind Kenya Attack Getting More Dangerous
Are you looking at an official Shabaab Twitter account?
In recent days as Twitter tries to shut down Shabaab’s accounts, a number of unofficial accounts have emerged resulting in confusion and false reporting. Here are some tips to help differentiate real Shabaab accounts from unofficial ones.
Kenya
Kenya mall attack: The training of a terrorist
Kenya
Before Kenya Attack, Rehearsals and Planting of Machine Guns
Kenya
Q&A: Al-Shabab defends Nairobi attack
Kenya
Samantha Lewthwaite: The quiet Home Counties girl who now tops the list of terrorism suspects
Al Qaeda
Global jihad: smoke signals from Mumbai to Nairobi
Kenyan forces end Shabaab’s siege at mall
President Kenyatta said that five Shabaab fighters were killed and 11 more were captured. Sixty-two civilians and six Kenyan troops were killed during the attack on the Westgate Mall.
Shabaab threatens ‘big surprise’ as siege at Kenyan mall continues
Shabaab’s propaganda unit on Twitter also said that there are many bodies inside the Westgate Mall, it still has hostages, and it is striving to implement a global Islamic Caliphate.
Kenya
Kenya : How ‘white widow’ Samantha Lewthwaite has escaped anti-terror police traps all along
Israel
Israeli officials confirm sending experts team to advise on Kenya standoff
Kenya
Kenya Mall Carnage Shows Shabab Resilience
Shabaab suicide teams target civilians in assault on Kenyan mall
At least 59 people have been killed and over 150 wounded in the largest terrorist attack in Kenya since al Qaeda’s 1998 bombing of the US Embassy. The Shabaab assault teams singled out non-Muslims for execution. The attack is similar to Lashkar-e-Taiba’s assault on Mumbai in 2008.