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Tag: Al Shabab
Mozambique: insurgency in resource-rich Cabo Delgado fueled by influx of foreign jihadists
The recent surge of new attacks by an Islamic State-affiliated group in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province has been fueled by an influx of Islamist fighters ... Read More
Somalia formally joins East Asian Community but enormous security challenges remain
Somalia has finally been admitted to the East African Community (EAC) as its eighth member, thirteen years after its original application to join, as the ... Read More
South Africa, a nerve centre for terror financing in Africa
South Africa has never really been affected by terrorism attacks. Its democracy is solid, its economy stable. However, it is considered a stronghold for the ... Read More
Somalia: scores killed in a foiled beachside hotel siege claimed by Al-Shabab
Somali security forces have brought an end to a six-hour siege of a beachside hotel in the capital, Mogadishu, during which at least six civilians ... Read More
Somalia: Al-Shabab suicide bombing kills scores of regional officials, incl. governor
In Somalia, at least 5 people have been killed and 11 wounded, including a governor, in a suicide bombing in Bardhere in the southwestern Gedo ... Read More
Al-Shabab looses its grip on Somalia, yet more terrorist attacks are expected
Al-Shabab has been on a gradual retreat in Somalia since the announcement of a “total war” against the al-Qaida-affiliated militant group by Somali President Hassan ... Read More
Somalia: scores killed in al-Shabab bomb attack on Mogadishu mayor’s office
Somali government forces have ended an al-Shabab siege of the Mogadishu mayor’s office and other local government facilities after the al-Qaida-linked extremists stormed the compound ... Read More
Somalia: Twin car bombs targeting military kill at least 15 people
Somalian police said two suicide car bombers killed at least 15 people in the Hiraan region in a terrorist attack Wednesday. Al-Shabab claimed responsibility for ... Read More
Somalia: Military operation leaves dozens of Al-Shabab militants dead
Somalian army, supported by international partners, have reportedly conducted a successful operation in the country’s lower Shabelle region that killed 49 al-Shabab militants. The targeted ... Read More
Somalia: at least 100 killed, 300 injured in “heinous” Mogadishu car bombing
There has been huge increase in death toll from the two successive car bombings in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu Saturday (29 October), blamed on the Al-Qaeda-allied ... Read More