Al Shabab Leader Killed in Air Strike in Somalia
A U.S. drone strike has killed a senior Al Shabab leader near Kunya Barowe in the Lower Shabelle region, about 257 km northeast of the...
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Puntland prepares for major military operation against ISIS militants in Bari region
Puntland regional administration has announced plans for a large-scale military operation to eliminate ISIS militants in the Bari region. Thousands of Puntland soldiers, equipped with...
Kenya Thwarts 47 Terror Attacks in Two Years – Mudavadi
Over the past two years, Kenya has successfully thwarted a total of 47 terrorist attacks, according to Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi. Speaking at a...
Kenya: Mandera DCI Officer Killed in Suspected Al Shabaab Attack
A police officer attached to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has been killed after suspected Al-Shabaab militants staged a daring attack in Lafey, Mandera...
Mozambique the most overt manifestation of terrorism in southern Africa
Terrorist activity in Mozambique is the most prominent and overt manifestation of jihadi terrorism in southern Africa, according to a new report. The Middle East...
Somalia, Minister Ali Mohamed Omar: “Alarm on the alliance between Houthis and Al Shabaab”
The growing alliance between the Shiite rebels of the Ansar Allah group (better known as Houthis) and the Somali terrorist group al Shabaab represents an...
Somalia: Jubbaland Dervish Commander Survives Al-Shabaab Mine Attack in Somali Border Area
Abbas Ibrahim Gurey, the commander of Jubbaland's Dervish forces, survived an assassination attempt on Monday when a landmine detonated near the Somali-Kenyan border, according to...
Roadside bomb blast kills 3 in Somali capital
Two security personnel and a pedestrian were killed and three others wounded in a roadside bomb blast targeting military vehicles in the Somali capital of...
Al-Shabaab executes two men by firing squad in southern Somalia
Al-Shabaab militants on Wednesday executed two men by firing squad in the Lower Shabelle region, marking the latest in a series of killings aimed at...
Five AU soldiers killed in Somalia explosions – Al Shabab
At least five Ugandan soldiers were killed and five others wounded on Saturday and Sunday in separate roadside bomb explosions in the Lower Shabelle region....
Kenya says destroyed two al-Shabab camps in border region
Kenya's counter-terrorism police unit said its special forces carried out intelligence-led operations on the border with Somalia, destroying two al-Shabab makeshift camps. It said the...
Somalia: Al-Shabab’s top leader calls for war on Ethiopia
In a 45-minute audio, Al Shabab’s top leader, Sheikh Abu Ubeida, spoke out against Ethiopia’s push for sea access and its controversial deal with Somaliland,...