Somali singer arrested and accused of having al-Shabaab links
uthorities in Somalia are detaining a local singer who they say was a supporter of al-Shabaab. In a tweet on Wednesday, Somalia’s National Intelligence and...
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Somalia offers to take Swedish Islamic State terrorist group members from Syria
Somalian President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has offered to take in Swedish-Somalian Islamic State members, stating that he will accept them if European countries will not...
Boko Haram faction demonstrates parallels with Cold War-era revolutionary insurgents
Different ‘Boko Haram’ factions display contrasting militant strategies to achieve their goals. While the original faction Jama’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihad (JASDJ) is one of...
Nine people injured in Somalia terrorist attack flown to Turkey for medical treatment
Nine people injured in a bomb attack on Saturday in Somalia, including three Turkish nationals, were being flown to Turkey on Tuesday for medical treatment,...
Al-Qaeda’s senior leadership praises the terrorists in Mali and Somalia
Al-Qaeda’s senior management, or general command, has released a two-page statement praising the jihadists in Mali and Somalia. Al-Qaeda has strong branches in both East...
Car bomb attack wounds Turkish contractors and police forces near Mogadishu
Somali insurgents linked to al Qaeda claimed responsibility for a car bombing on Saturday that wounded at least 15 people in Afgoye, northwest of the...
Terrorism is costing the global economy $34 billion a year
The world’s expensive slide into violence and unrest continued last year, with conflict, terrorism and political instability costing the global economy $13.6tn (£9.3tn), according to...