Two Police Officers Killed in Al-Shabaab Attack
Two police officers were among the three people killed in an Al-Shabaab terrorist attack in Mandera town on Monday, March 25. Police Commissioner (PC) Alex...
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Kenya Blast Blamed On Al-Shabaab Kills Four
Four people including three police officers have been killed in a suspected attack by Al-Shabaab jihadists in a Kenyan town near the border with Somalia,...
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...
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...
Somalia: Somali Army Kills 30 Al-Shabaab Members in Jubaland State
An hours-long operation that was carried out jointly by Somali and regional forces in areas of the Lower Jubba region targeted Al-Shabaab's main bases. The...
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...