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, […]
Al Shabaab remains dangerous presence in Horn of Africa – officials 09 Oct- Source: Kuwait News Agency- 391 words The Somalia-based al Qaeda affiliate al Shabaab remains dangerous, as the recent attack on the shopping mall in Nairobi showed that violent extremism in the Horn of Africa may be evolving, top US officials said here. […]
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 […]
Somalia Oil and Gas Summit concludes in London 08 Oct – Source: Radio Dalsan/Somali Current – 259 Words As Somalia Oil and Gas Summit was concluded in London, Minister of Finance and Planning of the federal government of Somalia Mohamud Hassan Suleiman, told investors that Somalia is investment-friendly and must “seize the opportunity” to encourage […]
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 […]
Hagel says raids in Somalia, Libya send “strong message” to world 07 Oct – Source: Kuwait News Agency – 290 words US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel stressed here late Sunday that operations recently conducted in Libya and Somalia “send a strong message to the world that the United States will spare no effort to hold terrorists […]
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 […]
Somali government postpones reconciliation conference for Jubba region 04 Oct – Source: Radio Mogadishu/SNTV/al Shahid – 104 words Somali cabinet announced in its weekly meeting on Thursday postponement of the reconciliation conference for the clans in Juba region. This came after members of the Council of Ministers on Thursday discussed with regard to Juba reconciliation conference aimed at reconciliation […]
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, […]
Wanted al Shabaab terrorist enters Uganda 03 Oct – Source: New Vision – 199 Words Police has received credible information indicating that wanted terrorist Andreas Martin Mueller alias Ahmed Khaled, is said to have entered the country on Tuesday. Mueller, who is of German origin, sparked a massive manhunt in May 2012 when alongside Emrah Erdogan […]