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...
Somalia
Arms 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...
Al-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...
al-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,...
Al-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...
U.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...
First 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...
Al-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...
Double Truck Bombing in Mogadishu
On October 14th, a double truck bombing in Mogadishu, Somalia killed 300 people and wounded another 300. The first truck...
Is 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...
Al-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...
Al-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...
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...
Somali 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...
Five 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...
Ugandan 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...