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Kenya
Poaching funds Somalia’s al Shabaab, activists say
Shabaab
Somalia’s struggle for unity far from over
Uganda
A senior police official said that five Shabaab operatives who entered the country last month are still missing. The five “foreign fighters” are said to be involved in the 2010 suicide attacks in Kampala.
Congo
UN wants to use drones for peacekeeping missions
Uganda
Uganda plans to pull its troops out of the UN-mandated force in Somalia after the UN accused Uganda of supporting the Congolese rebel group M23. Uganda currently supplies over a third of the UN’s 17,600 troops in Somalia. Citing a need to focus on domestic security, Uganda will also withdraw its troops from the Central […]
Al Qaeda
American jihadist struggles inside Somali militia
Al Qaeda
Somalia, allies batter al Shabaab, but gains may be fragile
Africa
China’s arms exports flooding sub-Saharan Africa
Somalia
US is the driving force behind the fighting in Somalia
Uganda
Police released a photo of Muhamed Libani Hajji, a known Shabaab terrorist from Somalia. Hajji is thought to have entered Uganda to conduct attacks.
Uganda
Police arrested five Pakistanis in an area where militants from the Shabaab-linked Allied Democratic Forces have been based. The suspects, who are thought to have ties to militants, had entered Uganda in the Ntoroko district, which borders the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Africa’s Islamist militants ‘co-ordinate efforts’
Al Qaeda
Analysis: Somali rebels bruised, but may dodge knockout blow
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
US expands secret intelligence operations in Africa
Al Qaeda
US trains African soldiers for Somalia mission
Sudan
Ugandan army says Sudan is backing Joseph Kony’s LRA
Al Qaeda
A look at bomb attacks attributed to Somalia’s most powerful al-Qaida-linked militant group
African Union
African Union launches US-backed force to hunt Kony
Shabaab suicide bomber strikes at presidential palace in Mogadishu
Shabaab continues to be able to penetrate high-security areas in the Somali capital. At least four Somalis were killed in the attack.
Uganda
Video: Joseph Kony 2012: online video campaign to bring Uganda war criminal to justice goes viral
Al Qaeda
UN Says Famine in Somalia Is Over, but Risks Remain
Al Qaeda
Threat Level Rising: How African Terrorist Groups Inspired by al-Qaeda Are Gaining Strength
African Union
Mogadishu dares to dream of a new future as militants are driven from Somali capital
Report confirms 70 African Union troops killed in Mogadishu
Last month, the African Union dismissed Shabaab’s videotape from Mogadishu as “faked” propaganda.
Somalia
Africa Forces Surprise Many With Success in Subduing Somalia
Africa
With eye on militants, Israel builds Africa ties
Senior Shabaab leaders rumored killed in blast
Unconfirmed reports claim that Ahmad Godane Abu Zubayr, Shabaab’s spiritual leader and Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys, a top commander, were killed in a massive blast in Afgoye.
Al Qaeda
Planes Are Flying Arms Into Somalia for Militants, Kenya Says
Shabaab claims American involved in Mogadishu suicide assault
Shabaab released an audiotape from Cabdi Salaam al Muhajir, who they claimed is an American citizen. Al Muhajir is one of two suicide bombers who attacked an African Union base in Mogadishu.