Somalia wants aid to attack al Shabaab 10 Oct – Source: The Australian News – 126 words SOMALIA is drawing up plans to retake the seaside town of Baraawe, where US Navy SEALs mounted a failed operation to capture a suspected terrorist leader last week. Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon said his government was determined […]
Sierra Leone takes precautions against al Shabaab 09 Oct- Source: AP- 134 words Sierra Leone officials say they are bolstering security in response to the heightened threat posed by the extremist rebels of al Shabaab, expressing concern the West African nation could be targeted because of its support for peacekeeping operations in Somalia. Francis Munu, […]
Obama says U.S. to keep ‘going after’ al Qaeda-linked groups in Africa 08 Oct- Source: Reuters- 876 words President Barack Obama on Tuesday staunchly defended his decision to order commando raids in Libya and Somalia last weekend, saying the United States would keep targeting al Qaeda-linked groups in Africa but had no intention of going to war […]
US Navy SEALs Somalia raid targeted Kenyan al Shabaab chief 07 Oct- Source: Standard/AP/AFP- 615 words The man whom US Navy SEALs tried to take down in Somalia over the weekend was a Kenyan who had plotted to attack his country’s parliament building and the United Nations headquarters in Nairobi, according to a Kenyan government […]
U.S. says captures al Qaeda leader in Libya, also raids Somalia 06 Oct – Source: Reuters – 116 words U.S. forces launched raids in Libya and Somalia on Saturday, two weeks after the deadly Islamist attack on a Nairobi shopping mall, capturing a top al Qaeda figure wanted for the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in Kenya […]
Despite local agendas, al Shabaab and other Islamic militant groups in Africa develop ties 03 Oct- Source: Washington Post/AP- 497 words The Westgate Mall attack in Kenya threw the spotlight on al Shabaab, a Somalia-based group of Islamic militants that claimed responsibility. But its relationship with al-Hijra, a relatively obscure cell of extremists in Kenya, […]
Somalia, Canada vow to re-open embassies 02 Oct – Source: AFP – 139 words After more than 20 years of limited diplomatic relations, Canada and Somalia are hoping to trade embassies in the near future. In a joint press conference with Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird Tuesday, Somali Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign […]
President Uhuru Kenyatta: Kenya will not withdraw its troops from Somalia 01 Oct- Source: Standard/Daily Nation- 261 words Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday said no amount of intimidation would drive Kenya into removing its troops from Somalia prematurely. The President noted that events leading to a decision by Kenya to send its troops in Somalia were […]
Somali Parliament discusses motion on its standing orders 30 Sept – Source: Raxanreeb/SNTV/Dalsan – 85 words Somalia federal parliament has started on Monday to discuss its laws after the house members tabled a motion to amend it, RBC reports. According to parliament secretary, the house started to discuss a motion on the house after some members have […]
President Hassan warns more terrorist attacks, calls for vigilance 29 Sept- Source: Radio Dalsan /Radio Mogadishu/Hiiraan Online- 171 words Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has warned possible terrorist attacks in Mogadishu and called on the locals to work closely with the security forces. Speaking at a press conference in Aden Abdulle airport in Mogadishu shortly […]