Fighting the Hydra: Decapitation and al Shabaab
by Phillip Kittock Abdishakur “Tahliil” is the Latest in a Series of Recent Losses for al-Shabaab Leadership An American aircraft...
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United Nations Convoy Targeted by Al-Shabaab
A day after the group slaughtered 36 quarry workers in the Kenyan town of Mandera, Al-Shabaab carried out a car...
Kenya’s Fourth Generation War with Al Shabaab
The war between Al Shabaab Islamists and the conventional militaries of Kenya, Somalia, and the African Union is a fourth...
al Qaeda, al Shabaab, and ISIS: Recruiting and Taking Ground
The recent interplay between al Shabaab and the African Union military mission in Somalia offers new data on the role...
What works in Somalia is not likely to be replicated in Syria
On Sunday, African Union troops along with the Somali Army marched into the coastal town of Baraawe as a part...
East Africa’s Terrorists Should Concern the West
Al-Shabaab, first designated as a terrorist organization in 2008, has since merged with al-Qaeda and is described as their largest...
Belmokhtar: African Networks in the Global Jihad
In his September 10 address to the nation, President Obama highlighted his plan for managing the group he calls ISIL....
New Security Arrangements May Be the Quiet Legacy of Obama Administration in Africa
During this week’s Africa Leaders Summit in Washington the major emphasis was placed on foreign investment with thirty three billion...
Four Somalis in US Found Guilty of Providing Material Support for Terrorism
We almost have closure on a story we’ve been following for some time, the federal trial in San Diego of...