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26 Aug 2016, 11:51 am
Islamic militants aligned with Al Shabab claimed responsibility for an attack on a seaside restaurant in Mogadishu that killed at least seven people and wounded two others. [read post]
16 Aug 2016, 10:58 am
It also urged a concerted international response to al Shabab. [read post]
26 Jul 2016, 11:37 am
Al Shabab has claimed responsibility for the attack. [read post]
14 Jul 2016, 12:09 pm
The gunman, who was eventually shot dead by special forces after attempting to take hostages, is believed to be either a disgruntled police officer or a recruiter for al-Shabab, which just last week raided a police station in northeast Kenya in its campaign to drive Kenyan forces from Somalia. [read post]
30 Jun 2016, 9:30 am
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, though homegrown extremist group al-Shabab has been active in the region. [read post]
2 Jun 2016, 12:32 pm
Some analysts are indicating that “one reason may be that the Shabab are competing with the Islamic State and are desperate to demonstrate their militant prowess. [read post]
22 Apr 2016, 11:59 am
According to the FBI, approximately 12 people have left Minnesota in recent years to join militant groups fighting in Syria and, since 2007, over 22 have joined al-Shabab in Somalia.Chicago Tallies 1000th Shooting: As of Wednesday, 1,000 people have been shot in Chicago, rising to levels last seen in the 1990s and far outpacing shooting incidents in the much larger cities of New York and Los Angeles. [read post]
11 Apr 2016, 10:47 am
Five people were killed when a bomb exploded outside of a restaurant in Mogadishu in an attack claimed by al Shabab. [read post]
28 Mar 2016, 5:31 am
The frame of the movie is simple -- a Predator drone mission over an al-Shabab area in Kenya. [read post]
16 Mar 2016, 3:05 pm
On March 4, the United States used drones and other aircraft to drop precision bombs on Somalia, a country with which we are not at war, reportedly killing about 150 al-Shabab militants who were said to be preparing for an imminent attack on American and African Union forces. [read post]
14 Feb 2016, 2:05 pm
Al Baghdadi has not, to our knowledge at least, set up a Twitter account. [read post]
14 Feb 2016, 2:05 pm
Al Baghdadi has not, to our knowledge at least, set up a Twitter account. [read post]
31 Jan 2016, 4:47 pm
While the strategy for directing, in particular, drone strikes against terror targets by the CIA and DOD has never been fully declared, it appears to include elements of both strategies based on legal and practical considerations in specific cases, and is limited by the availability of intelligence on the inner workings of enemies like al Qaida, Da’esh, and al-Shabab. [read post]
12 Jan 2016, 5:58 am
Authorities on Monday said 31-year-old Maalik Alim Jones traveled to Somalia in 2011 to fight on behalf of the al-Shabab militant group. ... [read post]
4 Jan 2016, 1:17 pm
Al Qaeda-affiliate al Shabab featured GOP presidential frontrunner Donald Trump in their latest propaganda video. [read post]
7 Nov 2015, 5:47 am
The podcast considers al Shabab’s state of play since the attacks on the Westgate Mall, al Shabab leader Ahmad Umar, and foreign fighters in Somalia among other subjects. [read post]
4 Nov 2015, 12:25 pm
Earlier this week, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al Sisi stated in a BBC interview that “the situation in Sinai… is under our full control. [read post]
3 Nov 2015, 5:09 am
Some of the topics covered include: What al-Shabab has been up to since the Westgate Mall attack in Kenya Background on al-Shabab’s leader Ahmad Umar and how he compares with its former leader Ahmed Abdi Godane The state of foreign fighters in Somalia The status of The Islamic State’s efforts in Somalia Links: Harun Maruf (@HarunMaruf) | Twitter Harun Maruf - Reporter bio - VOA News This episode also has a new #SocialMedia segment covering postings… [read post]
2 Nov 2015, 12:07 pm
Al Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack which killed at least 14 people. [read post]
14 Oct 2015, 2:07 pm
Aaron and Will discussed numerous cases of jihadi groups attempts to govern, including the Islamic State of Iraq, al-Shabab, AQAP, AQIM, Jabhat al-Nusra, and the Islamic State. [read post]
