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Kenya
Kenya defends arrests over Uganda World Cup bombing
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Uganda
Police arrested Omar Awadh Omar, the second in command of the Saleh Ali Nabhan Brigade, the Shabaab cell that carried out the July 11 double suicide attack in Kampala that killed 76 people. Omar, Kenyan national, was detained along with Al Amin Kimathi, a Muslim human rights activist.
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Al Qaeda
Al-Qaeda ‘expand into Uganda’
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Uganda
Sheikh Fua™d Mohamed Khalaf, a senior Shabaab leader who is from Saudi Arabia, threatened to carry out more attacks in Kampala if Uganda deploys more troops to Somalia. Uganda recently sent 750 additional soldiers to Mogadishu.
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Uganda
Mohammed Mugisha admitted to his involvement in the July 11 suicide attacks in Kampala that killed 76 people. Mugisha said he frequently traveled to Somalia to meet with al Qaeda handlers. Two more suspects, a Somali and a Kenyan, were arrested and charged with involvement in the Kampala attacks.
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Somalia
Al Shabaab push towards Somali president’s palace
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Uganda
The government charged 32 suspects in the July 11 dual suicide attacks in Kampala that killed 76 people. Ugandan, Kenyan, and Somali nationals are among those charge. Four suspects have confessed to their involvement in the Shabaab attack.
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Al Qaeda advises Shabaab to keep low profile on links, attack US interests
Al Qaeda’s top leaders are pleased with Shabaab’s operations but do not want to draw any unnecessary attention to links between the two terror groups. Al Qaeda wants Shabaab to continue to strike at US interests in the region.
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Uganda
Suspect says rage at US led him to plot Ugandan bombs
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Somalia
Leaders blast US for soft stance on Somalia
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Uganda
A court has charged three Kenyan men for their involvement in the July 11 suicide attacks in Kampala that killed 74 people. One of the men, Hussein Hassan Agad, was described as “a preacher of Islam.” Shabaab’s Saleh Ali Nabhan Brigade claimed the attack.
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Al Qaeda
More troops for Somalia, but no peace to keep
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Al Qaeda
Uganda president urges action against Somali militants
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Somalia
Somali refugees fear loss of Ugandan haven
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United States
US seeks ways to boost African forces in Somalia
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The African Union’s beleaguered Somalia mission
Last week’s Shabaab bombing attacks in Uganda were designed to undermine that country’s support for the African Union Mission in Somalia. Ugandan support or not, AMISOM is underfunded and there are significant questions about whether peacekeeping is suitable for Somalia.
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Uganda
Five Pakistanis are among more than 20 suspects detained for involvement in the July 11 bombings in Kampala that killed 74 people. One of the Pakistanis was mentioned in an email to a Shabaab spokesman. Police believe the attacks were carried out by Shabaab suicide bombers.
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Al Qaeda
Ugandan civil society organizations call for deployment of more troops in Somalia
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Al Qaeda
Uganda police say Pakistanis among blast suspects
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Al Qaeda
Somali militant group built training camps, al Qaeda links
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Al Qaeda
“At your service, Osama” – the African Bin Laden behind the Uganda bombings
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Uganda
The Ugandan army spokesman said his country is willing to add an additional 2,000 troops to the African Union force in Somalia if other nations fail to fulfill their commitment. Police arrested four unidentified Eritreans and a Somali in connection with the July 11 suicide attacks in Kampala.
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Somalia
Uganda: Request for new Somalia rules of engagement
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Al Qaeda
Somalia’s al-Shabab wants to join terror’s big league
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Al Qaeda
Burundi to keep troops in Somalia despite threat
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Al Qaeda
US envoy says Uganda-type attacks hard to prevent
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Al Qaeda
Militancy in Africa
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Uganda
Police detained four “foreigners” suspected of being involved in the deadly suicide attacks in Kampala that killed 74 people. Police also found an unexploded suicide vest in a suburb of Kampala.
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Uganda
Shabaab claimed the dual suicide attack in Kampala that killed 74 people and wounded more than 60. Sheikh Ali Mohamud Rage, Shabaab’s top spokesman, said Shabaab was “performing our Islamic duty.”
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Shabaab claims credit for dual suicide attacks in Uganda
The al Qaeda affiliate has carried out its first terror attack outside the borders of Somalia. The Somali suicide bombers attacked soccer fans as they watched the World Cup final in Kampala.
