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Al Qaeda
Swedes appeal Somalia terror plot conviction
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Shabaab
Somalia: Justice according to al Shabaab
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African Union
Blackwater founder trains Somalis
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Shabaab
Somalia’s al-Shabab bans mixed-sex handshakes
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Shabaab
Under siege in war-torn Somalia, a doctor holds her ground
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Norway
Islamic terrorist organization recruits Norwegian Somali youths
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Shabaab
Somaliland says Shabaab ties claim a smokescreen
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Al Qaeda
Chilling details emerge about Danish attack plot suspects
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Shabaab calls on al Qaeda to ‘expand the East Africa jihad’
Sheikh Ali Mohamud Rage made the statement at a press conference in Mogadishu, where he formally announced the takeover of Hizbul Islam.
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Shabaab
Somalis are desperate for a new life, but refugees face a dangerous road
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Afghanistan
Al-Qaeda finds new friends
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Shabaab
US on alert against militant plots over holidays
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Al Qaeda
Kenya and Uganda bolster security after explosion
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Hizbul Islam joins Shabaab in Somalia
Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys merged with al Qaeda-linked Shabaab after suffering a string of defeats south of Mogadishu.
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Shabaab
Stockholm bomber aimed for major targets: prosecutor
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Shabaab’s leader traveled to UAE?
This is a rumor, but it still bears watching. Sunatimes reported that Shabaab’s spiritual leader, Sheikh Mukhtar Abdurahman Abu Zubeyr (AKA Ahmed Abdi Aw Mohamed Godane,) has traveled twice, via Kenya, to the UAE to visit his wife and family in Sharjah: The reclusive leader made unreported trips to United Arab Emirate to visit his wife and children are had been living in UAE since 2008. The report says that Abu Zubeyr traveled to UAE in March 3, 2010, through Kenya Khat flight and second time was crossed the border as a normal man. March 3, 2010″He took a flight…
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Shabaab
Somali radio station wins press freedom award
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Afghanistan
On the trail of weapons smugglers
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Shabaab’s military strength in Somalia
I missed this report from Sunatimes when it came out in November. According to Sunatimes, Shabaab officials claim to have more than 14,000 fighters under their command throughout Somalia. Among those are nearly 2,000 “Al-Qaeda foreign fighters.” The report has specific numbers, and breaks down the composition of Shabaab by region and clan affiliation: Quoting some of Al-Shabaab militant officials, the report says the biggest number of Al-Shabaab militias is from Digil and Mirifle clans of Rahanwein tribe totaling 4,230 fighters as indicated in the list of the clans and their figure. Rahanwein is the main dominant tribe in southwest…
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Yemeni al Qaeda commander reported killed in Mogadishu clash
Rajah Abu Khalid was killed along with 12 other foreign fighters during clashes with African Union and Somali forces in Mogadishu.
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Afghanistan
Cash flow to terrorists evades US efforts
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Somalia
Somali Americans return to help motherland
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Al Qaeda
A Somali teen’s path to jihad
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Shabaab
Somali piracy is a problem for the world
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Shabaab
High-seas piracy drama plays out in US courtroom
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Al Qaeda in Iraq
Terrorists posing as refugees in Yemen
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Al Qaeda
Guided by memories, mayor of war-torn Mogadishu sets out to rebuild the city
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Somalia
Hope and urgency in Somalia
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Somalia
Somalia™s wars swell a refugee camp in Kenya
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Al Qaeda
Al-Qaeda terrorists linked to plane bomb plot operating in Britain, says Theresa May
