Can the African Union’s mission against Al-Shabaab succeed in time?
On March 2nd Kenyan Defense Forces (KDF) operating in Somalia conducted a raid against Al-Shabaab terrorists in the town of Afmadow, 60 miles from the port-city of Kismayo. The KDF raid resulted in the...
View ArticleAl-Shabaab and the Battle for Somalia
On June 8th, al-Shabaab fighters attacked a military base in Puntland, a semi-autonomous region in Somalia. The jihadist group claims to have killed 61 in the assault though Somali officials put the...
View ArticleAl-Shabaab Attacks Civilians in Pizza House
Over the past week, al-Shabaab carried out two successful terrorist attacks in Somalia. The first took place on June 8 when al-Shabaab fighters stormed a Puntland military base killing up to 61 people....
View ArticleIs al-Shabaab shipping uranium to Iran?
On August 31st, in a letter to the U.S. Ambassador Somalia’s foreign minister, warned that Al-Shabaab forces have captured areas in the centrally located, Galmudug region of Somalia, where...
View ArticleDouble Truck Bombing in Mogadishu
On October 14th, a double truck bombing in Mogadishu, Somalia killed 300 people and wounded another 300. The first truck bomb went off in the K5 district, an area with government buildings, restaurants...
View ArticleAl-Shabaab Claims Car Bombings at Hotel in Mogadishu
Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the latest series of car bombings in Mogadishu, which killed at least 29 civilians and wounded 40 on October 28th. The two car bombings targeted Naso-Hablod...
View ArticleFirst U.S. Airstrikes on Islamic State in Somalia
The U.S. conducted its first airstrikes against Islamic State in northeastern Somalia killing several terrorists on November 3rd. The first strike occurred at approximately midnight local Somali time...
View ArticleU.S. Airstrikes Against Al-Shabaab and the Islamic State in Somalia
From November 11th to November 12th the United States carried out three air strikes Somalia against al-Shabaab and Islamic State within 24 hours. In the airstrikes which were carried out in...
View ArticleAl-Shabaab and the Battle for Somalia
On June 8th, al-Shabaab fighters attacked a military base in Puntland, a semi-autonomous region in Somalia. The jihadist group claims to have killed 61 in the assault though Somali officials put the...
View ArticleAl-Shabaab Attacks Civilians in Pizza House
Over the past week, al-Shabaab carried out two successful terrorist attacks in Somalia. The first took place on June 8 when al-Shabaab fighters stormed a Puntland military base killing up to 61 people....
View ArticleIs al-Shabaab shipping uranium to Iran?
On August 31st, in a letter to the U.S. Ambassador Somalia’s foreign minister, warned that Al-Shabaab forces have captured areas in the centrally located, Galmudug region of Somalia, where...
View ArticleDouble Truck Bombing in Mogadishu
On October 14th, a double truck bombing in Mogadishu, Somalia killed 300 people and wounded another 300. The first truck bomb went off in the K5 district, an area with government buildings, restaurants...
View ArticleAl-Shabaab Claims Car Bombings at Hotel in Mogadishu
Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the latest series of car bombings in Mogadishu, which killed at least 29 civilians and wounded 40 on October 28th. The two car bombings targeted Naso-Hablod...
View ArticleFirst U.S. Airstrikes on Islamic State in Somalia
The U.S. conducted its first airstrikes against Islamic State in northeastern Somalia killing several terrorists on November 3rd. The first strike occurred at approximately midnight local Somali time...
View ArticleU.S. Airstrikes Against Al-Shabaab and the Islamic State in Somalia
From November 11th to November 12th the United States carried out three air strikes Somalia against al-Shabaab and Islamic State within 24 hours. In the airstrikes which were carried out in...
View ArticleAl-Shabaab Preparing for New Leadership
Recent Kenyan intelligence reports have suggested that al-Shabaab leader, Ahmed Umar (AKA Abu Ubeiydah) may be near death after prolonged illness. Possible successors are preparing for his death and...
View Articleal-Hijra designated as Wing of al-Shabaab
On Thursday, July 19th, the U.S. Department of State amended the designation of the al-Shabaab terrorist group to include al-Hijra, the terror organization’s branch in Kenya. The Department of State...
View ArticleAl-Shabaab Storms Military Base, Kills 27
Al-Shabaab fighters killed 27 Somali soldiers after they stormed a military base in Southern Somalia on Monday. Al-Shabaab spokesman Abdiasis Abu Musab claimed that the terror group took control of the...
View ArticleArms Trafficking on the Rise in Djibouti
Attention was brought this week to the growing issue of arms trafficking in the East African nation of Djibouti, which has seen a spike in recent years. Driving the problem is the instability and...
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Family Matters: How a US Member of Congress was Raised by the Red-Green Axis
Most people’s worldviews are heavily influenced during their formative years. Those influences, and their roots, are important to discern among our national leaders. The election of Congresswoman Ilhan...
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