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Al Qaeda
Somali Islamists Behind Kenya Attack Getting More Dangerous
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Are you looking at an official Shabaab Twitter account?
In recent days as Twitter tries to shut down Shabaab’s accounts, a number of unofficial accounts have emerged resulting in confusion and false reporting. Here are some tips to help differentiate real Shabaab accounts from unofficial ones.
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Kenya
Kenya mall attack: The training of a terrorist
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Kenya
Before Kenya Attack, Rehearsals and Planting of Machine Guns
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Kenya
Q&A: Al-Shabab defends Nairobi attack
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Kenya
Samantha Lewthwaite: The quiet Home Counties girl who now tops the list of terrorism suspects
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Al Qaeda
Global jihad: smoke signals from Mumbai to Nairobi
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Kenya
Jihadist networks share first photo of ‘Nairobi mall attackers’
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Kenyan forces end Shabaab’s siege at mall
President Kenyatta said that five Shabaab fighters were killed and 11 more were captured. Sixty-two civilians and six Kenyan troops were killed during the attack on the Westgate Mall.
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Kenya
In Kenya, the fear of terrorism was a constant companion
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Shabaab threatens ‘big surprise’ as siege at Kenyan mall continues
Shabaab’s propaganda unit on Twitter also said that there are many bodies inside the Westgate Mall, it still has hostages, and it is striving to implement a global Islamic Caliphate.
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Kenya
Kenya : How ‘white widow’ Samantha Lewthwaite has escaped anti-terror police traps all along
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Kenya
Kenya : Detectives put Westgate Shopping Mall tenants on spot as investigation takes new turn
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Israel
Israeli officials confirm sending experts team to advise on Kenya standoff
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Kenya
Kenya Mall Carnage Shows Shabab Resilience
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Shabaab suicide teams target civilians in assault on Kenyan mall
At least 59 people have been killed and over 150 wounded in the largest terrorist attack in Kenya since al Qaeda’s 1998 bombing of the US Embassy. The Shabaab assault teams singled out non-Muslims for execution. The attack is similar to Lashkar-e-Taiba’s assault on Mumbai in 2008.
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Al Qaeda
Court document references al Qaeda-linked chemical weapons program in Somalia
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Competing jihadist groups comment on reports of Hammami’s death
The Muslim Youth Center, Shabaab’s affiliate in Kenya, said Hammami sowed discord, while the pro-Hammami Islamic World Issues Study Center asked what purpose his death served.
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AQIM, Shabaab recall and praise 9/11 attacks
In recent days, both al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and Shabaab have issued statements declaring al Qaeda’s attacks on the US on 9/11 a success. Both groups also praised the 19 hijackers.
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Shabaab kills American jihadist Omar Hammami and British fighter
Shabaab’s intelligence service, the Amniyatt Mukhabarat, appears to have finally tracked down and killed Hammami, who has been at odds with the group’s emir for more than a year. Hammami recently renounced his ties to al Qaeda and Shabaab.
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Shabaab deploys ‘new batch of Mujahideen fighters’
The al Qaeda affiliate said it was sending newly trained fighters to serve in the “Ali bin Abu Talib” battalion in central Somalia.
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Shabaab, ITMC urge jihadists to take precautions as Syria strikes loom
As the United States and its partners appear to be finalizing potential strikes in response to the Syrian regime’s alleged use of chemical weapons, jihadist groups continue to fret that fellow jihadists will be targeted.
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Shabaab urges Egyptian Muslims to ‘pick up arms and defend yourself’
In a series of tweets posted to its official Twitter account today, Shabaab denounced the Egyptian army as “Jewish both in dialogue and deed.” In addition, the group called on Egyptian Muslims to “pick up arms and defend yourself.”
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United States
Killing Lions, Buying Bombs
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Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Jihadists turn to Twitter
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Kenya
Exclusive – Kenyan peacekeepers aided illegal Somalia charcoal export
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Shabaab comments on Egyptian coup
The al Qaeda affiliate chastises the Muslim Brotherhood for participating in the democratic process and urges the group’s members to wage jihad.
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Shabaab
Arms ship seized by Yemen may have been Somalia-bound: UN
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Shabaab confirms 2 top leaders were killed in infighting
Ibrahim al Afghani, a jihadist leader closely linked to al Qaeda, and Abul Hamid Hashi Olhayi, were killed during Shabaab infighting in Barawe. Hassan Dahir Aweys is reportedly in custody in Mogadishu.
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Shabaab suicide assault team storms UN compound in Mogadishu
Eight fighters from al Qaeda’s affiliate in Somalia penetrated security at a United Nations Development Program compound, killing several UN employees.
