How al-Shabaab’s Social Media Influencers are Controlling the Narrative
These influencers move beyond ‘fanboys’ – supporters or sympathisers – to critical actors in support of the terrorist group’s activities and recruitment.
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Army Commander Visits Troops in Lamu Over Terror Attacks
Commander of Kenya Army Lt Gen Peter Njiru Saturday toured Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) troops in Operation Amani Boni (OAB) Forward Operating Bases as part...
Danaab commandos thwart Al-shabaab landmine plot
The Somali National Army’s Danaab Commandos together with the Jubbaland forces have foiled a planned landmine attack by the Al-Shabaab militants at the road connecting...
6 Man Arrested in Garissa on their way to Somalia to Join Al Shabaab
Police detained six more foreigners in Garissa as they sought directions to the main Kenya- Somalia border.
Social media users have been urged to desist from sharing terrorism videos in Somalia
Social media users have been urged to desist from sharing terrorism videos and infographic content as the government enhances its fight against the extremist group...
60 Alshabaab involved in yesterday Lamu attack killed
60 Al-shabaab militants who were involved in yesterday’s Lamu attack have been killed. Interior Cabinet Secretary reveled that security operation conducted yesterday neutralized the terrorists...
Politician’s Wife Killed in Al-Shabaab Missile Attack
Hindi Member of County Assembly (MCA) Kariuki Njagaa's wife was on the morning of Tuesday, August 1, reported dead following a suspected Al Shabaab Rocket...
Two dead as al Shabaab wreck havoc on major Lamu highway
On Monday, Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki said an unknown number of people were missing after the attack on the Lamu-Witu-Garsen Highway at Lango la...
President Chairs Meeting On Financial War On Al-Shabaab
The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, met with the National Commission for Combating Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of...
30 Soldiers Killed In Mogadishu Suicide Bombing
At least 30 soldiers have been killed in a suicide bombing in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, reports Reuters. Monday's bomb attack, claimed by the Al Shabaab...
Al-Shabaab threatens Kenya’s rural northeast as killings escalate
In Kenya’s rural northeast, roadside bombs and beheadings that killed two dozen people last month appear to be part of a troubling escalation of violence...
AFRICOM: 5 al-Shabaab Terrorists Killed in Airstrike in Somalia
At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted a collective self-defense airstrike in a remote area near Hareeri Kalle, approximately...