Somalia
Twenty-five people were killed during fighting in Beledweyne between Shabaab and a pro-government militia. Shabaab executed two men in public in Mogadishu for “spying” for the government. Prime minister Farmajo resigned.
Tag Archives: Somalia
Somalia
Robbery on the high seas too lucrative to refuse
Somalia’s Shabaab vows allegiance to new al Qaeda emir Zawahiri
Shabaab spokesman Sheikh Ali Mohamud Rage “announces the renewal of its allegiance to the Emir of Qaedat al-Jihad,” according to a statement released on an al Qaeda-linked forum.
Somalia
More than 50 people were killed during clashes between Shabaab and clans from the Shabelle Valley. Slain al Qaeda and Shabaab leader Fazul Mohammed was carrying a fake South African passport when he was killed last week.
Al Qaeda
British targets found near body of al-Qaida leader
Libya
White House defends continuing US role in Libya operation
Somalia
Nine people were killed during fighting in Garbaharey. Security forces rounded up 100 people after a government official was assassinated in Bosaso. Somalia’s prime minister has refused to resign.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan named most dangerous country for women
Al Qaeda
Young Somali soldier killed Qaida operative
Somalia
Three people were killed during fighting between Shabaab and government forces in Garbaharey. Shabaab detained 10 civilians in Elbur for “committing deeds against the religion of Islam.”
Al Qaeda
Opportunity in Somalia after killing of Qaeda militant
Al Qaeda in Iraq
Killing of embassy bombings mastermind deprives al Qaeda of key figure
Somalia
A Shabaab fighter killed a woman after opening fire on a group of teenagers playing soccer in Mogadishu. AMISOM vowed to take control of the Bakara market in Mogadishu.
The Gitmo Files: Fazul Mohammed continued to seek bin Laden’s direction
Leaked Guantanamo threat assessments highlight Osama bin Laden’s influence over East Africa al Qaeda (EAAQ) and its leader, the recently slain Fazul Mohammed. The files also contain striking details about the ties between EAAQ and Somalia’s Islamic Courts Union, the predecessor of Shabaab.
Al Qaeda
Somalis, Kenyans hail al-Qaida mastermind’s death
Somalia
Shabaab claimed credit for a suicide attack that killed Somalia’s interior minister. Shabaab said the bomb was “planted in his home by the mujahideen, and specifically under his bed,” according to a translation of the statement provided by the SITE Intelligence Group.
Al Qaeda
‘US Africa embassy bomber Fazul Abdullah Mohammed dead’
Al Qaeda
Suspect behind US Embassy bombings is killed
Pictures of al Qaeda leader Fazul Mohammed’s corpse, SUV, and weapon
On June 8, Radio Mogadishu claimed the man pictured was “Abdurrahman Canadian,” but a Somali official told The Long War Journal that the photograph is of Fazul Abdullah Mohammed.
Al Qaeda’s East Africa chief Fazul Mohammed killed in Somalia
Somali officials have confirmed that Fazul was killed at a checkpoint near Mogadishu.
Shabaab suicide bomber kills Somali interior minister
A female, thought to be the niece of the interior minister, may have carried out the attack.
Canadian Shabaab commander reported killed in Mogadishu
Somali forces claimed to have killed a man named Muhan Jeans who was carrying a Canadian passport.
Somalia
A pair of suicide bombers attacked a port in Mogadishu; the two bombers and two security guards were killed. A Canadian Shabaab leader was killed in Mogadishu.
Shabaab
Somalia: 20 years of anarchy
Al Qaeda
Militants said to gain ground in south Yemen
Al Qaeda in Iraq
Vital for Pakistan to do more against terrorists: US
Somalia
Shabaab forces in Mogadishu killed six Ugandan soldiers, including a colonel and a lieutenant. Eight people were killed during mortar attacks in Mogadishu.
Somalia
African Union and Somali forces took control of two more districts in Mogadishu. Burundi’s president said his country would not abandon the mission in Somalia.
Somalia
African Union and Somali forces took control of a main road to the Bakara market in Mogadishu. Shabaab forces in Jowhar arrested a man and seized his family’s television sets.
Somalia
Shabaab claimed that an American citizen named Abdullahi Ahmed carried out the May 30 suicide attack at a military base in Mogadishu. The FBI is investigating the claim.