Mohammed Mugisha admitted to his involvement in the July 11 suicide attacks in Kampala that killed 76 people. Mugisha said he frequently traveled to Somalia to meet with al Qaeda handlers. Two more suspects, a Somali and a Kenyan, were arrested and charged with involvement in the Kampala attacks.
Al Shabaab push towards Somali president’s palace
The government charged 32 suspects in the July 11 dual suicide attacks in Kampala that killed 76 people. Ugandan, Kenyan, and Somali nationals are among those charge. Four suspects have confessed to their involvement in the Shabaab attack.
Al Qaeda’s top leaders are pleased with Shabaab’s operations but do not want to draw any unnecessary attention to links between the two terror groups. Al Qaeda wants Shabaab to continue to strike at US interests in the region.
Suspect says rage at US led him to plot Ugandan bombs
Leaders blast US for soft stance on Somalia
A court has charged three Kenyan men for their involvement in the July 11 suicide attacks in Kampala that killed 74 people. One of the men, Hussein Hassan Agad, was described as “a preacher of Islam.” Shabaab’s Saleh Ali Nabhan Brigade claimed the attack.
More troops for Somalia, but no peace to keep
Uganda president urges action against Somali militants
Somali refugees fear loss of Ugandan haven
US seeks ways to boost African forces in Somalia
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.
Five Pakistanis are among more than 20 suspects detained for involvement in the July 11 bombings in Kampala that killed 74 people. One of the Pakistanis was mentioned in an email to a Shabaab spokesman. Police believe the attacks were carried out by Shabaab suicide bombers.
Ugandan civil society organizations call for deployment of more troops in Somalia
Uganda police say Pakistanis among blast suspects
Somali militant group built training camps, al Qaeda links
“At your service, Osama” – the African Bin Laden behind the Uganda bombings
The Ugandan army spokesman said his country is willing to add an additional 2,000 troops to the African Union force in Somalia if other nations fail to fulfill their commitment. Police arrested four unidentified Eritreans and a Somali in connection with the July 11 suicide attacks in Kampala.
Uganda: Request for new Somalia rules of engagement
Somalia’s al-Shabab wants to join terror’s big league
Burundi to keep troops in Somalia despite threat
US envoy says Uganda-type attacks hard to prevent
Militancy in Africa
Police detained four “foreigners” suspected of being involved in the deadly suicide attacks in Kampala that killed 74 people. Police also found an unexploded suicide vest in a suburb of Kampala.
Shabaab claimed the dual suicide attack in Kampala that killed 74 people and wounded more than 60. Sheikh Ali Mohamud Rage, Shabaab’s top spokesman, said Shabaab was “performing our Islamic duty.”
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.
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 […]
A pair of bombings killed 64 people at restaurants in the capital of Kampala. The blasts took place as soccer fans were watching the World Cup final match. Shabaab is strongly suspected of carrying out the attacks; the al Qaeda-linked Somali group threatened attacks in Uganda last week.
Somali troops fight al-Shabab militants in Mogadishu
Somali refugees recruited to fight Islamist militia