Terrorism | Horn Affairs

Al-Shabaab militants ambush Somali President’s convoy

* Somali President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed Sharif narrowly escaped death Tuesday when a convoy in which he was travelling was…

Friday, June 1, 2012 @ 11:41 pm

(By Abukar Arman) Two decades have passed since the collapse of the Somali state. Twenty one years to be exact.…

Friday, June 1, 2012 @ 11:40 pm

Ali Mohamed Hussein, former leader of al-Shabaab forces in the Banadir region, said last week he is willing to condemn…

Sunday, May 27, 2012 @ 11:59 pm

Suspected grenade attacks at a hotel and a refugee camp in northeastern Kenya wounded at least five people on Saturday,…

Sunday, May 27, 2012 @ 11:58 pm

Highlight: Critics also point to Kismayo. Last fall the Kenyan military made it clear that the Somali seaport of Kismayo…

Saturday, May 26, 2012 @ 5:29 pm

Highlight: The “Swedish” national who was arrested in Kenya on suspicions of having links to the Somali Islamist militia al-Shabaab…

Tuesday, May 22, 2012 @ 11:45 pm

Kenyan security forces on Wednesday arrested a German convert to radical Islam, for whom a warrant was issued at the…

Sunday, May 20, 2012 @ 11:15 pm

(May 14 2012 - Garowe Online) - An alleged foreign fighter for the Al Shabaab was captured near Hosingow located…

Monday, May 14, 2012 @ 11:52 pm

A Swedish citizen, Magd Najjar, has been detained by Kenyan police on alleged links to Al-Shabaab. Kenyan media reported, citing…

Monday, May 14, 2012 @ 7:23 pm

Kenyan police launched a major manhunt on Saturday for German citizen believed to use alias names Andreas Martin Muller and…

Sunday, May 13, 2012 @ 10:43 pm