Tag Archives: Al-Shabab
At least 11 people have been killed by a bomb in the market area of the central Somali town of Baidoa. The governor of the region, Abdifitah Mohamed Gesey, told the BBC that more than 30 other people had been … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, East Africa, News, Somali
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Tagged African Union, Al-Shabaab, Al-Shabab, Baidoa, bbc, Mogadishu, Shabab, Somalia
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For two nights in a row, al-Shabab militants have attacked Somalia’s presidential palace with mortars, killing five people and injuring many more. A senior al-Shabab commander says the group is trying to switch tactics. Attempt to spread fear The Somali … read more »
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Tagged africa african news, African Union, Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, Al-Shabab, indepthafrica africa news, Mogadishu, National Security Agency, Somalia, Villa Somalia
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In a worrying sign for the powers that be in the west the Somali national resistance under the umbrella of Al Shabab has made its first major breakthrough in the northern region of Somalia by bringing into its folds the … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, African, African news, Al-Shabaab, Al-Shabab, Horn of Africa, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Nigeria, Indepth Soccer, London, Mogadishu, Somali, Somalia
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The head of a private Somali radio station shut down by Islamist militants has been killed outside his home, an eyewitness has told the BBC. The witness said that Abukar Hassan Kadaf was shot by two men carrying pistols in … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, East Africa, News, Somali
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, Al-Shabab, bbc, BBC Somali Service, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Mogadishu, Shabelle Media Network, Somalia
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By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor At long last, there is something on the horizon to assure us that the decades-long Somali crisis will be tackled to restore sanity to the Horn of Africa and relieve the world of a major … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, African news, African Union, Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, Al-Shabab, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, London, Somali, Somalia
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By John Glaser, The prime minister of the government of Somalia, which has control over parts of the capital Mogadishu, promised the West a share in its oil riches in exchange for security and reconstruction in an interview this week. … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Abdiweli Mohamed Ali, Africa news, African news, Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, Al-Shabab, David Cameron, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Mogadishu, Somalia, Washington Post
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By Melanie Teff, Refugees International On Thursday, an impressive group of world leaders lead by Prime Minister David Cameron gathered at Lancaster House to discuss Somalia. But like many international conferences before it, the outcome was known well in advance … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, African news, African Union, Al-Shabaab, Al-Shabab, Ban Ki-moon, David Cameron, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Refugees International, Somalia, Transitional Federal Government
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World leaders are gathering in London Thursday for a conference aimed at coming up with a coordinated response to decades of instability in Somalia. Representatives of 40 countries will attend the conference, including U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and … read more »
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Tagged Abdiweli Mohamed Ali, Africa news, African news, Al-Shabaab, Al-Shabab, Baidoa, Ban Ki-moon, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Institute for Strategic Studies, London, Somalia
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It is difficult to find out about life in areas of Somalia under the control of al-Shabab, which has imposed strict Islamic law. During last year’s drought, the group, which has now joined al-Qaeda, has banned many Western aid agencies … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Somali, Special Reports
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Tagged Africa news, African news, African Union, Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, Al-Shabab, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Mogadishu, Sharia, Somalia
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A Kenyan police spokesman says an al-Qaida-linked Somali militant group has killed at least 30 Kenyan civilians since Kenyan troops entered Somalia. Eric Kiraithe said Saturday the killings are believed to have been carried out by sympathizers of the Somali … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Hottest News, Somali
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, al-Qaida, Al-Shabaab, Al-Shabab, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Mogadishu, Police, Somalia
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Somalia’s government has called for an end to the international arms embargo on the country so it can better fight the militant group al-Shabab. In a statement Monday, the government said al-Shabab’s union with al-Qaida, announced last week, will increase … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Somali
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Tagged African Union, Al-Qaeda, al-Qaida, Al-Shabaab, Al-Shabab, East Africa, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Mogadishu, Somalia
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NAIROBI, Kenya — Al-Qaida’s decision to formally extend its terror franchise to what once was a nationalist movement in Somalia may only be a desperate joining of hands to prop up two militant groups that are both losing popular support … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, East Africa, News, Somali
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Tagged al-Qaida, Al-Shabaab, Al-Shabab, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Crisis Group, Mogadishu, Osama bin Laden, Shabab, Somalia
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On 23 February senior representatives from over 40 governments and multi-lateral organisations will come together in London. The aim is to deliver a new international approach to Somalia, but the jury is out on whether the conference will break the … read more »
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Tagged Al-Shabab, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, London, Somali, Somali people, Somalia
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A U.S. drone strike killed a British al-Qaida official fighting alongside insurgents in Somalia, officials said. Three missiles fired from an unmanned aerial vehicle hit Bilal al-Berjawi’s car on the outskirts of Mogadishu, according to a statement from the insurgent … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Somali
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, Al-Shabab, Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Mogadishu, Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan, Somalia
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By Rashid Abdi Horn of Africa analyst Somalia’s militant al-Shabab insurgent group stares a possible military collapse in the face as a coalition of African forces, fighting on multiple fronts, steadily advances on its southern heartland and the United States … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Kenya, Somali
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, Al-Shabab, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Jubaland, Kenya, Somali, Somalia, United States
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A Somali woman, who converted from Islam to Christianity, was nursing her injuries Wednesday, January 11, after she was reportedly paraded before a cheering crowd and publicly flogged as a punishment for embracing a “foreign religion.” Christians said 28-year-old Sofia … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Somali
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, Al-Shabab, Christian, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Islam, Kenya, Somalia, United States
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The illegal invasion of Somalia exposes Kenya as a client state in the US empire building agenda, argues Abdi Dirshe. While political elites benefit from aid as a reward for their proxy status in the war against terrorism, the people … read more »
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Tagged African Union, Al-Shabaab, Al-Shabab, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Kenyan, Somali, Somalia, United States
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At least five people, including a Somali policeman, have been killed when a car exploded while it was being searched in Mogadishu, sources say. The police officers stopped the car in the busy K4 junction of the capital. Police have … read more »
Posted in Conflict/Tragedy, East Africa, News, Somali
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Tagged African Union, Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, Al-Shabab, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Mogadishu, Somalia, Suicide attack, United Nations
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November 13, 2011 by benim
Nairobi – More than 30 Kenya-based members of Somalia’s top militant group have accepted a police amnesty and are providing information to help Kenyan police secure the country against threatened suicide attacks by the group, a Kenyan official said. Police … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Somali
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, Al-Shabab, East Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfricaMagazine, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, Kenya, Kenya Police, Nairobi, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Somalia, Southern Africa, West Africa
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November 13, 2011 by benim
Nairobi – More than 30 Kenya-based members of Somalia’s top militant group have accepted a police amnesty and are providing information to help Kenyan police secure the country against threatened suicide attacks by the group, a Kenyan official said. Police … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Somali
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, Al-Shabab, East Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfricaMagazine, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, Kenya, Kenya Police, Nairobi, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Somalia, Southern Africa, West Africa
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November 6, 2011 by benim
Kenyan authorities suspect militants are behind a grenade attack on a house near a church in eastern Kenya, killing two people and wounding at least two others. Officials say it happened in the town of Garissa around midnight Saturday. A … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Kenya, News
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, Al-Shabab, Eid al-Adha, Garissa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfricaMagazine, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, Islamism, Kenya, militant, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Somalia, Southern Africa, West Africa
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October 24, 2011 by benim
Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, has been rocked by two explosions in crowded downtown areas that have killed one person and wounded more than 20 others. Officials say someone hurled a grenade Monday evening at a Nairobi bus stop. One person died … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Kenya, News
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September 25, 2011 by benim
At least 14 Somali soldiers have been killed in heavy clashes between al-Shabab fighters and transitional government troops in Mogadishu. An intense battle broke out in Mogadishu’s southern district on Industrial Road on Saturday evening when al-Shabab fighters launched an … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Somali
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RBC Radio has learnt that senior officials of Somalia’s semi-autonomous state of Puntland have been carrying a secret negotiation with Sheikh Mohamed Said Atam, An insurgent commander based in the Galgala Mountains in the east of Puntland. Sources close to … read more »
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Last week Secretary Hillary Clinton’s office at the State Department announced that the U.S. was willing to send humanitarian aid to Somalia despite the fact that much of the country is under the control of Al Shabab, a ragtag bunch … read more »
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Somalia’s Al-Shabab group announced that they took suspension from the international and local aid agencies to operate in Somalia amid severe droughts that hit the country. The group’s spokesman, Sheikh Ali Mahamud Rage [Sheikh Ali Dhere] said that Al-Shabab movement … read more »
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Kenya security officials confirmed that security of president Barack Obama’s grandmother Sarah Obama in Kenya tightened after security threats found, media reports. “We have received reports of that Al-Shabab plans to attack the home of Mama Sarah in Kolego,” local … read more »
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December 22, 2010 by benim
NAIROBI – Kenya and Uganda ramped up security along their borders and in their capitals Tuesday amid concerns that Somalia’s al Qaeda-linked al-Shabab militants were linked to a bus explosion in Nairobi on Monday night that killed two people, including … read more »
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November 5, 2010 by benim
One of the high officers of Al-shabab Sheik Fuad Mohamed Khalaf has Thursday talked with more people in a mosque at Heliwa district in the capital saying that they would revenge for the Somali people bombed by the Burundian and … read more »
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