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...
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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...
Al-Shabaab terrorist group is resurging in Somalia
Al-Shabaab, the al-Qaeda-linked jihadist group in Somalia, is resurging again and demonstrating its ability to launch attacks with impunity. In late December 2019, Shabaab detonated...
Al-Shabaab terrorist group threatens to attack US targets around the world
The Somali terrorist outfit al-Shabaab has threatened to strike at American targets around the world days after it mounted a deadly and unprecedented attack on...
Man from Lansing pleads guilty to supporting the Islamic State terrorist group
A Lansing man has pleaded guilty to supporting the Islamic State group, according to court records. Muse Abdikadir Muse pleaded guilty to one felony charge...
Al-Shabaab car bomb kills three and wounds six others at checkpoint in Somali capital
A car bomb exploded at a checkpoint in Somalia's capital Wednesday morning, killing three people and wounding six others, a local official said. The al-Qaida-linked...