U.S. Drone strike May Suggest New Strategy to Combat Terrorism
On Tuesday, March 22, 2016, a U.S. airstrike targeting an Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) training camp reportedly killed dozens of the groups fighters. The Pentagon has been cautious to...
View ArticleFrench Navy Seizes Second Large Cache of Weapons off the Coast…
On March 20, 2016, the French navy seized a ship in the north of the Indian Ocean carrying several hundred AK 47 assault rifles, machines guns, and anti-tank weapons. A French helicopter spotted the...
View ArticleMinnesota Imam Interfering with Suspects in Islamic State Court Cases
Hassan Mohamud, a Saint Paul Imam at Dawah Institute, is becoming heavily involved in the legal case of a suspected IS supporter. Mohamud, who is a law clerk for a defense attorney, convinced the...
View ArticleAMISOM and U.S. Forces Kill Several High-Level Commanders in Al Shabaab
On Tuesday, April 5, 2016, the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) reported it had killed several top commanders of the terrorist organization, Al Shabaab. The commanders killed include:...
View ArticleJahba East Africa Jihadists Encroaching Upon al-Shabaab
On Thursday, April 7, 2016, Jahba East Africa officially pledged an allegiance to Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and recognized him as the rightful Khalifa “leader” of all Muslims....
View ArticleNumber of IS Fighters in Libya Doubles Over the Past Year
U.S. Gen. David Rodriguez, head of Africa Command, has noted intelligence suggests the number of Islamic State (IS) fighters in Libya has doubled within the last year. It is estimated that the number...
View ArticleChinese Naval Base In Djibouti Poses Problem for U.S.
On Monday April 18, 2016, China officially broke ground on its first naval base in Djibouti, Africa, a country which has also been the home of the United States (U.S.) African intelligence-gathering...
View ArticleIndonesia, Philippines, and Malaysia Agree to Anti-Piracy Patrols
Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines agreed on Thursday May 5, 2016 to conduct coordinated maritime patrols after several ship hijackings by jihadists in the Southern Philippines. The agreement...
View ArticleUgandan Court Find Seven Guilty in 2010 Twin Bombings in Kampala
On May 26, 2016, Issa Ahmed Luyima along with six accomplices were all found guilty of carrying out the twin bomb blasts at a restaurant and sports bar that killed 76 people in Kampala, as spectators...
View ArticleFive Killed in Al Shabaab Attack on Police Headquarters
Five people have been killed and 20 wounded outside of Somalia’s Criminal Investigation Department headquarters in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu when two jihadists tied to Al Shabaab drove...
View ArticleSomali President’s Palace Targeted by Al Shabaab Car Bomb
On August 30th, 2016, a bomb targeted the palace of Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud. The blast outside the SYL hotel killed 5 soldiers, 5 civilians, and wounding 30 others in the capital of...
View ArticleMinnesota Imam Interfering with Suspects in Islamic State Court Cases
Hassan Mohamud, a Saint Paul Imam at Dawah Institute, is becoming heavily involved in the legal case of a suspected IS supporter. Mohamud, who is a law clerk for a defense attorney, convinced the...
View ArticleAMISOM and U.S. Forces Kill Several High-Level Commanders in Al Shabaab
On Tuesday, April 5, 2016, the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) reported it had killed several top commanders of the terrorist organization, Al Shabaab. The commanders killed include:...
View ArticleJahba East Africa Jihadists Encroaching Upon al-Shabaab
On Thursday, April 7, 2016, Jahba East Africa officially pledged an allegiance to Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and recognized him as the rightful Khalifa “leader” of all Muslims....
View ArticleNumber of IS Fighters in Libya Doubles Over the Past Year
U.S. Gen. David Rodriguez, head of Africa Command, has noted intelligence suggests the number of Islamic State (IS) fighters in Libya has doubled within the last year. It is estimated that the number...
View ArticleChinese Naval Base In Djibouti Poses Problem for U.S.
On Monday April 18, 2016, China officially broke ground on its first naval base in Djibouti, Africa, a country which has also been the home of the United States (U.S.) African intelligence-gathering...
View ArticleIndonesia, Philippines, and Malaysia Agree to Anti-Piracy Patrols
Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines agreed on Thursday May 5, 2016 to conduct coordinated maritime patrols after several ship hijackings by jihadists in the Southern Philippines. The agreement...
View ArticleUgandan Court Find Seven Guilty in 2010 Twin Bombings in Kampala
On May 26, 2016, Issa Ahmed Luyima along with six accomplices were all found guilty of carrying out the twin bomb blasts at a restaurant and sports bar that killed 76 people in Kampala, as spectators...
View ArticleFive Killed in Al Shabaab Attack on Police Headquarters
Five people have been killed and 20 wounded outside of Somalia’s Criminal Investigation Department headquarters in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu when two jihadists tied to Al Shabaab drove...
View ArticleSomali President’s Palace Targeted by Al Shabaab Car Bomb
On August 30th, 2016, a bomb targeted the palace of Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud. The blast outside the SYL hotel killed 5 soldiers, 5 civilians, and wounding 30 others in the capital of...
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