Al-Shabaab

German terror suspect for Nairobi blast captured in Tanzania

A top German terrorism suspect, who was being hunted by Kenyan police following a blast in the capital Nairobi last…

Eritrean pleads guilty to aiding Al-Shabaab – in US court

An Eritrean man pleaded guilty in a US court last week to charges of financing al Shabaab and receiving military…

Analysis: Why isn’t Sheikh Aweys on US Terror List? | Somalia Report

Increasing its mission on countering terrorism around the world by hunting down some of the remaining top Al-Qaeda members, the…

Kenya’s ‘Economic’ Conflict with Al-Shabaab (By Edoardo Totolo)

In October 2011, after the kidnapping of three tourists in Lamu and two aid workers in the Dadaab refugee camps,…

US A/Secretary Johnnie Carson visits Mogadishu

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson has visited Mogadishu to press Somali officials to meet the…

Profile of the 7 Al-Shabaab leaders with $33 mil bounty for their heads

The US State Department announced a total of $33 million reward for ‘for information leading to the location’ of seven…

As Ethiopian troops vacate a central Somalia town; Al-Shabaab moved in

Ethiopian troops and allied Somalian militia withdrew from a town in central Somalia yesterday, according to reports from Somalia media.…

Hundreds of fresh Ethiopian troops crossed into southern Somalia | Media report

A Somalian news outlet, Mareeg.com, reported on yesterday midnight, citing unnamed residents and officials, that: ‘hundreds of fresh Ethiopian troops…

Kenya: UN report lists 7 Nairobi buildings as Al-Shabaab targets

* An internal UN security report circulated last Wednesday says Kenyan police listed seven buildings, the headquarters of the revenue…

Somalia: Kenya postpones Kismayo assault, despite Ethiopian pressure

The Kenyan army would like to wrest the Somalian port of Kismayo from the Al Shabaab Islamist militia by August, just…