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,...
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Security team raids two al-Shabaab camps in Garissa
Police staged an intelligence-led operation against two al-Shabaab camps in Garissa and recovered assorted bomb-making materials. The team from the Special Operations Group (SOG), Kenya's...
Somalia terror group operative convicted of planning 9/11-style attack on America
A federal jury has convicted an operative of a Somalian terrorist organization of conspiring to kill Americans in an attack modeled after the Sept. 11...
Unidentified attackers fire mortar shells near US, UK embassies in Somalia
Terrorism remains a significant issue in Somalia, primarily due to the activities of the militant group al-Shabaab*. This group continues to pose a major threat,...
As Somali troops expand control, al-Shabaab increases IED attacks
For more than a decade, improvised explosive devices (IEDs) have been the deadliest weapons terrorists in Somalia have deployed against both Soldiers and civilians. Since...
East Africa: Tensions Rising in the Horn of Africa
In the Horn of Africa, the time is now for preventative diplomacy. The last time the United States was on the cusp of a presidential...
Somali Forces Strike Al-Shabaab Bases, Kill 10 Militants in Southern Mudug
The Somali National Army (SNA) executed a targeted operation in the early hours of Tuesday in the Southern Mudug region, successfully neutralizing 10 Al-Shabaab militants...