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Shabaab
Exclusive: U.N. Uncovers ‘Credible’ New al-Shabab Terror Plot
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Burundi
‘White Widow’ Lewthwaite ‘Key’ In Al Shabaab
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Norwegian authorities looking for Westgate massacre suspect
The subject of the investigation is a Norwegian citizen of Somali origin who was allegedly involved in the planning and execution of the deadly attack at a Nairobi mall last month.
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Al Qaeda
Extremist Group Gains Foothold Among Kenyans
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Al Qaeda
Using new counterterror guidelines, US forces backed off in Somalia raid
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US justifies Somalia raid under AUMF, which Obama seeks to repeal
The US Navy SEALs raid that targeted a Shabaab leader known as Ikrima was justified under the 2001 Authorization to Use Military Force. President Obama has called for the repeal of the AUMF, and support to do so is gaining in Congress.
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Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
U.S. target in Somalia: An inside story on an Al-Shabaab commander
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Al Qaeda
US commando raids suggest future shape of counterterror bids
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United States
Kenyan Riots Pivot on Religious Conflict
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Shabaab
Target in U.S. Raid on Somalia Is Called Top Shabab Planner of Attacks Abroad
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Shabaab
The untold story of al-Shabab’s murderous attack on the U.N. in Mogadishu.
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Shabaab
New York case offers insight into secret war against Somali militants
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Kenya
Terror in Westgate mall: the full story of the attacks that devastated Kenya
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Kenya
Thievery Comes After Carnage at Kenya Mall
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Kenya names 4 jihadists involved in Westgate mall assault
A Sudanese man led the team, which also included a Kenyan and a Somali.
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Shabaab claims it ‘repelled’ raid by Western special operations forces
Shabaab claimed that its fighters stopped a Western-led nighttime raid from the sea in the costal town of Barawe. The US special operations forces killed a top al Qaeda and Shabaab leader in Barawe four years ago.
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Kenya
Terror in Westgate mall: the full story of the attacks that devastated Kenya
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Africa
Islamic fighters connect in Africa
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Shabaab
Officials Struggle With Tangled Web of Financing for Somali Militants
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Kenya
First images emerge from inside Nairobi’s Westgate mall
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Zawahiri’s man in Shabaab’s ‘secret service’
In a July report warning of “new and more complex operations in Kenya,” the UN also identified an al Qaeda operative who has been entrusted by Ayman al Zawahiri to train Somalis and other African recruits. The operative, known as “Hassan,” has also reportedly trained Boko Haram fighters.
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AMISOM
On the shifting frontlines of the fight against al-Shabaab
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Afghanistan
Ahmed Abdi Godane: the new ‘Mad Mullah’ bent on jihad
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Kenya
Did Karangi, ministers ignore terror warning?
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Kenya
Poaching funds Somalia’s al Shabaab, activists say
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Kenya
Nairobi mall attack: British hero died trying to save children
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Shabaab plot to attack London planned to be ‘similar to … Mumbai’
A document found after Somali troops killed Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, al Qaeda’s former leader in East Africa and a senior Shabaab commander, details a plot to conduct multiple Mumbai-like attacks that target civilians in London.
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Shabaab
Somalis in Minn. say youths still enticed to join terror group
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UN warned of Shabaab ally’s ‘new and more complex operations’ in Kenya
A report published by a UN Monitoring Group in July warned that Al Hijra, Shabaab’s affiliate in Kenya, was planning more complicated attacks utilizing fighters who had returned from Somalia. The report also revealed that the US has been funding the “Al-Shabaab/East Africa Al-Qaida Disruption Initiative,” which has targeted Al Hijra’s leaders.
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Shabaab emir praises group’s assault on Kenya mall
Sheikh Mukhtar Abu Zubayr threatened further attacks in Kenya if its military is not withdrawn from southern Somalia. He also noted that the assault on the Westgate Mall was “just 10 days after the anniversary date of the blessed 911 operations.”
