Islamic State terrorists pose growing threat across Africa
The Islamic State has been consolidating its African offshoots as part of an effort to expand its presence across the continent. As part of a...
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Roadside bomb killed nine and injures eight people in Somalia
Nine passengers died and eight were wounded when a bomb hit a mini-bus on the outskirts of capital Mogadishu this morning, police said. The victims...
Al-Shabaab terrorists kidnapped and killed nine doctors in Somalia
Terrorists from al-Shabaab group, which is affiliated with al-Qaeda, have kidnapped and killed nine doctors in southern Somalia, media reported. The Hiiraan news outlet reported...
Nigerian Islamic militants brutally murdered hundreds of Christians this year
Islamic militants have brutally murdered at least hundreds of Christians in Nigeria this year, a new investigative report claims. The International Society for Civil Liberties...
Alexandria taxi driver indicted for providing support to the Al Shabaab terrorist group
A 34-year-old Alexandria taxi driver has been indicted for conspiring and attempting to provide material support to al-Shabaab, a militant group designated operating in Somalia...
Convicted Islamic extremist jailed after breaching anti-terrorism order
A convicted terrorist has been recalled to prison and further jailed after police identified he illegally owned a moped which breached probation conditions. Trevor Mulindwa,...
Governor of Mudug region in Somalia killed in suicide bombing claimed by al-Shabaab terrorists
The governor of the Mudug region in Somalia's Puntland has been killed along with three of his bodyguards in a suicide car bombing claimed by...
Kenyan army launched airstrikes after Wajir Al-Shabaab attack
The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) launched sustained overnight airstrikes targeting Al-Shabaab militants following an attack at Khorof Kharar Police Post in Wajir on Saturday morning....
Somali terrorists will use Italian ransom money to fund more terrorist attacks
Islamic terrorists who freed an Italian hostage after more than a year’s imprisonment in Somalia, say they will use the ransom money “to buy weapons...
Al-Shabaab emir’s adviser among several killed in US airstrike in Somalia
Two mid level al-Shabaab officials are among several killed after a suspected U.S airstrikes targeted the group's strongholds in Jamame and in Haway in the...
Italy sentences Somalian national to over eight years for plotting terrorist act in Vatican
A court in the southern Italian city of Bari on Tuesday sentenced a 22-year-old Somali man to 104 months in prison for plotting a terrorist...
Al-Shabaab terrorists shelled the Mogadishu airport
In what is now becoming a habit, the Islamist, Al-Qaeda-created fighter group, Al Shabaab, has again shelled the Somalia capital airport at around sunset Saturday....