Somalia Terrorism Events

Associated States: afghanistan; india; iraq; pakistan; somalia; syria; mali; philippines;

Islamic State fighters add complications to U.S. counterterrorism mission in Philippines

1 Oct, 2018

A growing diaspora of battle-hardened Islamic State fighters fleeing lost territory in Syria and Iraq have returned to the southern Philippines, providing a major compli

Terrorism

Associated States: afghanistan; iraq; iran islamic republic; somalia; south africa; syria; united states; yemen; bahrain; lebanon; mali;

Iran remains the leading state sponsor of terrorism

20 Sep, 2018

United States counterterrorism officials have said that despite major strides in combating and regaining territories from terror groups such as Islamic State (ISIS) and

Associated States: france; egypt; afghanistan; india; indonesia; iraq; israel; russian federation; nigeria; pakistan; somalia; sri lanka; syria; greece; mali; niger; tunisia;

The odder terror groups banned along with ISIS in the UK

19 Sep, 2018

ISIS is one of a number of terrorist groups banned in the UK. Sputnik looks at some of the more obscure groups which have also...

Associated States: germany; afghanistan; iraq; israel; pakistan; somalia; syria; united states; yemen; mali; tunisia;

NATO: Al Qaeda is trying to regain primacy as Islamic State loses ground

5 Sep, 2018

Al Qaeda is trying to regain its primacy over international militancy as Islamic State loses ground, a senior NATO official said on Tuesday, seeing a...

ISIL - ISIS / Terrorism

Associated States: mali; somalia; tajikistan;

After stinging defeats the ISIS terrorist group revamps to survive

28 Aug, 2018

Four years after announcing its cross-border "caliphate" in Iraq and Syria, a stinging string of defeats has pushed the Islamic State jihadist group to reorganise...

ISIL - ISIS / Terrorism

Associated States: libya; mali; somalia; south africa; yemen;

ISIS now ‘a covert global network’ despite the serious losses

24 Aug, 2018

Despite “significant” military losses, ISIL/Da’esh has morphed from a regional group into a covert global network, with a weakened yet enduring core in Iraq and...

ISIL - ISIS

Associated States: mali; somalia;

Al-Shabaab terrorist group in Somalia imposed tax on local businesses

16 Aug, 2018

A militant group associated with ISIS in Syria and Iraq has started levying taxes on businesses in Somalia, Garowe Online reported yesterday. “The traders and...