al-Shabaab
Somalia names former Al-Shabaab spokesperson as cabinet minister
World
August 7, 2022
Somalia names former Al-Shabaab spokesperson as cabinet minister
Mogadishu (CNN) – Somalia’s prime minister has named former Al-Shabaab group co-founder and spokesperson Muktar Robow as a minister in…
Al-Shabaab gunmen attack major AU military base, Somali commander says
World
May 4, 2022
Al-Shabaab gunmen attack major AU military base, Somali commander says
Mogadishu (CNN) – As Somalis are celebrating Eid Al-Fitr for the second day, the Al-Qaeda-linked terrorist group Al-Shabaab launched a…
Somali jihadists attack military base in Kenya
World
January 5, 2020
Somali jihadists attack military base in Kenya
Jihadis from Somalia’s Al-Shabaab group on Sunday stormed a military base used by US forces in Kenya’s coastal Lamu region,…
Aid groups warn against Kenya’s UN bid to sanction Al-Shabaab
World
August 27, 2019
Aid groups warn against Kenya’s UN bid to sanction Al-Shabaab
Kenya is urging the UN to list Al-Shabaab under the same sanctions as Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State, but foreign…
Under siege, Somalia moves to reform its army, pay troops
World
July 26, 2019
Under siege, Somalia moves to reform its army, pay troops
Deployed in one of the world’s most dangerous conflicts, Somali soldiers risking their lives daily against Al-Shabaab insurgents were growing…
Kenya bomber’s journey offers cautionary tale of intel. failures
World
January 31, 2019
Kenya bomber’s journey offers cautionary tale of intel. failures
NAIROBI/MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) – The bomber who blew himself up outside a Nairobi hotel last week, launching an attack that…
Kenya repels another suspected al-Shabaab attack: police
World
January 21, 2019
Kenya repels another suspected al-Shabaab attack: police
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenyan police have thwarted an attack by suspected Somali militants al-Shabaab on a Chinese-owned construction company in…
15 killed in ongoing attack on Nairobi hotel complex
World
January 16, 2019
15 killed in ongoing attack on Nairobi hotel complex
Fifteen people have died in an Islamist attack on an upmarket hotel complex in Nairobi, Kenyan police sources said Wednesday,…
New al-Shabab video calls Trump ‘brainless-billionaire’
Middle East
July 24, 2017
New al-Shabab video calls Trump ‘brainless-billionaire’
The Somalia-based al-Shabab is mocking President Donald Trump in a new video that calls him a “brainless billionaire” as his…
Death toll rises to 39 in Mogadishu bombing
World
February 20, 2017
Death toll rises to 39 in Mogadishu bombing
The toll has climbed to 39 dead in an unusually deadly suicide bombing at the weekend in the Somali capital…