Al-Shabaab | Horn Affairs

Nairobi: Two terror attacks in a day

Two bomb explosions took place in Nairobi yesterday. The latest explosion occurred in a crowded working-class bus stop on Monday…

Tuesday, October 25, 2011 @ 1:47 pm

Western powers are taking part in Kenya’s military offensive in Somalia, media reports indicate. Kenyan army marched to southern Somalia…

Tuesday, October 25, 2011 @ 1:44 pm

[Here are four updates that should have been included in the previous update, on Saturday, of Kenyan military operation in…

Monday, October 24, 2011 @ 11:58 pm

A Kenyan security official told Reuters that two Kenyan soldiers were killed and four wounded when they were ambushed by…

Saturday, October 22, 2011 @ 8:02 am

On Tuesday, the Kenyan troops have not yet entered Afmadow town, Al-Shabaab’s stronghold, located 100 KMs inside Somalia. The slow…

Wednesday, October 19, 2011 @ 4:58 am

Kenyan army launched a full scale military offensive against the Al-Quaeda-linked terrorist group Al-Shabaab on Saturday. Kenyan infantry has so…

Tuesday, October 18, 2011 @ 5:20 am

A leaked Cable of US Embassy Addis Ababa, dated June 2009, provides a summary of a meeting with the Ethiopian…

Monday, September 26, 2011 @ 2:45 am

There has been a couple of notable developments in Mogadishu following the recent withdrawal of Al-Shabaab from the city. The…

Thursday, August 25, 2011 @ 9:42 am

Highlight: * ‘The last time a drought of this magnitude struck Ethiopia, in 2002 and 2003, more than 13 million…

Saturday, August 13, 2011 @ 6:22 am

[The following two updates, titled ‘Al-Shabaab fighters forced out of Mogadishu and its retreat improves prospects for aid deliveries in…

Saturday, August 13, 2011 @ 1:16 am