US sanctions Kenyan bus firm, 15 others over $100m Al Shabaab funding
The owner of a bus services company that plies the northern parts of Kenya is amongst 16 entities and individuals whom the United States has...
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Somali pirates hijack Bangladeshi cargo ship, take more than 20 hostage
Somali pirates hijacked a Bangladeshi cargo ship on Tuesday and took more than 20 of the crew hostage. The cargo ship "MV" Abdullah was hijacked...
Sweden safe haven for terrorists: Security expert
After a Swedish court on Monday ruled to keep detained four alleged Daesh/ISIS members suspected of serious weapons offenses and other charges, an expert said...
US targets al Shabaab fundraisers, money launderers with sanctions
The U.S. Department of the Treasury on Monday imposed sanctions on what it said was an international fundraising and money-laundering network for the al Shabaab...
Mapping the Turkish Military’s Expanding Global Footprint
Not since the days of the Ottoman Empire has the Turkish military had such an extensive footprint. In addition to its 50-year military presence in...
Ethiopian Troops Control 60 Percent of Somalia, Says General Birhanu Jula
The commander of the Ethiopian Defense Forces, General Birhanu Jula, who gave an interview to the government TV, said that the Ethiopian military is in...
Unconfirmed reports of deaths of two Cuban doctors kidnapped in Kenya
The Cuban Foreign Ministry reported Saturday that there is no confirmation of the alleged death in a bombing of the two Cuban doctors Assel Herrera...
Suspected Al-Shabaab Attack in Somalia Leaves 7 Ethnic Oromos Dead
An overnight attack in the border town of Beled-Hawo within the Gedo region has left at least seven Ethnic Oromos dead while six others were...
Somali intel says it captured ‘wanted’ al-Shabaab operative
Somalia's intelligence agency on Saturday said that it captured a “wanted” operative of the al-Shabaab terrorist group in an operation in the country's capital Mogadishu....
A Crisis-Stricken Africa Described As ‘Epicentre’ Of Terrorism – OpEd
The African continent, comprising 55 states with a total population of over 1.4 billion people, continues to undergo a rash of political, economic and humanitarian...
Al-Shabaab Claims Capture of Five Somali Special Forces Bases, Resulting in Devastating Loss of Lives
In a distressing development, the extremist group Al-Shabaab has announced its successful takeover of five Somali Special Forces bases, leaving a trail of destruction and...
At least 25 al-Shabab militants killed in airstrike in central Somalia
Somali military forces, supported by international partners, conducted an airstrike in the central Somali region, killing at least 25 al-Shabab militants on Wednesday night. The...