Al-Qaida

Africa and the Jihadist Threat

(Olusegun Obasanjo, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Wolfgang Ischinger) The list of places in Europe and Africa that have suffered from jihadist terrorism…

ISIS getting more clout with Al Shabaab members [+Video]

(Harry Farley - Christian Today) Support for ISIS appears to be growing as a new video, purportedly released by Al…

Ethiopian Defense Forces: Efficiency for less

About a year ago, I paid a visit to Somalia, the war-torn Horn of African nation which hasn’t seen a…

Is ISIS allied to or influencing African Jihadi Groups?

(Hassan M. Abukar) In August 2014, Africa’s spy chiefs met in Nairobi as part of the African Union’s Committee of…

U.S. Officials: Al Qaeda ‘extremely active’ in Somalia and Yemen

(Kristina Wong) National security officials warned Congress on Wednesday that Al Qaeda’s branches in Yemen and Somalia remain “extremely active.”…

Ethiopia captures 25 copycats of the Nigerian Boko Haram

Ethiopia’s counter terrorism unit reported the capture of two terrorist cells, consisting twenty-five Al-Shabbaab trained terror suspects. The press release…

Belgians on trial charged with Al-Shabaab ties

Brussels - The trial of 19 Belgians on terrorism charges began on Monday under tight security amid concerns the 15…

Ethiopian troops prep for major assault on Al-Shabaab

Radio BBC reported that Ethiopian forces started to move towards Bardhere town, an al Shabaab controlled town in Gedo region…

Al-Shabaan releases hostages after conversion to Islam

Al Shabaab militant group displayed two of their Kenyan captives in a mosque in the coastal town of Barawe, Lower…

Research| Al-Qaeda in East Africa and the Horn

(Amb. David H. Shinn) Al-Qaeda has had greater success in East Africa and the Horn than any other part of…

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