Exclusive: AFRICOM Chief says Islamic State doubles size in north Somalia
Islamic State in Somalia has approximately doubled in size over the past year, the chief of U.S. Africa Command told VOA. “I am concerned about...
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Islamic State’s Somalia Affiliate Expands Influence, Group Says
Islamic State in Somalia, the global terrorist group’s affiliate in the Horn of Africa, has grown in influence through its ability to mobilize funds for...
Top ISIS leader in Somalia was target of US airstrike: Officials
A United States military airstrike in Somalia targeted the top Islamic State leader in late May, but it remains unclear if the leader was killed...
How the Islamic State funds Uganda’s ADF
The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), created in Uganda, have become the “province” of the Islamic State in Central Africa. On Friday 16 June, the people...
Islamic State and Al-Qaeda terrorist groups menace Africa
Colonel Alain Bayle, erstwhile French military attaché in London, with whom I shared a few confidences, intimated recently that it was whispered within the corridors...
ISIS recruitment drive in Somalia could prove massive threat to the region
From the depths of ISIS' self-proclaimed territory in Somalia, members of the terror group released a propaganda video, “Men Who Have Been True”, celebrating dead...
Al Qaeda ideologue justifies Shabaab’s war with the Islamic State in Somalia
Bilal Khuraysat, an al Qaeda ideologue in Syria, has issued a religious justification for Shabaab’s fight against the Islamic State’s arm in Somalia. Khuraysat’s t
Al-Shabaab terrorists kill pro-Islamic State commander in southern Somalia
According to Somali website Garowe Online, Shabaab militants recently gunned down a pro-Islamic State commander in the southern Somali town of Bu’ale. Shabaab has not
Islamic State terrorist group expanded operations in Somalia in the 2018
Over the course of 2018, the Islamic State in Somalia (ISS) significantly expanded its operations since its first claimed attack in April 2016. In addition...
Al-Shabab declares war on Islamic State in Somalia
Terrorist Islamic group al-Shabab have declared war on its affiliated group the Islamic state (IS) In a 42 minute broadcast a 42-minute, al-shabab leadership said...
Islamic State terrorist group clashes with Shabaab in Somalia
After issuing a direct threat to al Qaeda’s branch in Somalia last month, the Islamic State followed through on its warning. Earlier today, the Islamic...