Al Shabaab

Al Shabaab
Al Shabaab
Type: Organization
Name: Al Shabaab
Nationality: Somalia
Fact Sheet: Fact Sheet for Al Shabab
First reported 22 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 2 reports

Kenya police kill "terror couple"

NAIROBI, Kenya ? Police shot dead a couple suspected to be terrorists after they threw four grenades, wounding five officers in an overnight stand-off, a police official said Sunday.Following a tip, investigators raided the apartment where the couple ... [Published Alaska Journal - 20 hours ago]
First reported 1 hour ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 reports

Somalia: Al-Shabaab, Somali Troops Clash in Bakol

Somali government troops killed nine al-Shabaab militants during clashes Saturday (May 18th) in the Bakol region, Somalia's Shabelle Media Network reported.The fighting began when al-Shabaab attacked a government base near El Barde and Somali forces retaliated, ... [Published AllAfrica.com - 1 hour ago]
First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 1 reports

What if our altruistic nature always restrained our selfish impulses?

Then, the rulers of Israel would not be planning to build more illegal settlements in the West Bank. They would, instead, consider the plight of Palestinians, dismantle existing illegal settlements and seek to meet their leaders to conduct genuine peace ... [Published Rwanda New Times - 6 hours ago]
First reported 13 hours ago - Updated 11 hours ago - 1 reports

Sweden: Somali Refugee Finds Political Correctness Unbearable

This refugee story is quite the opposite of what one usually sees. Instead of going straight to the welfare office for an array of free stuff, Somali woman Amun Abdullahi attempted to contribute to Swedish society by reporting as a journalist about the ... [Published VDare - 13 hours ago]
First reported 11 hours ago - Updated 11 hours ago - 1 reports

Group arrested in attempt to make bomb

Sixteen terror suspects were arrested on Sunday and an Improvised Explosive Device they were trying to assemble confiscated by police who were patrolling Mandera town in the evening. The suspects were interrogated by detectives from the Anti-Terror Police ... [Published Daily Nation - 11 hours ago]
First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 11 hours ago - 8 reports

http://t.co/kUUOx0j1L0 (Minnesota Somalis react to sentences in al-Shabab case with mix of outrage, relief)

http://t.co/kUUOx0j1L0 (Minnesota Somalis react to sentences in al-Shabab case with mix of outrage, relief) ... [Published Wardheernews Twitter Account - 11 hours ago]
Entities: Al Shabaab, Somalia
First reported 15 hours ago - Updated 15 hours ago - 1 reports

UK: Female convert to Islam "boss" behind 7/7 jihad mass murder attacks

Yet another convert to Islam misunderstands her new, peaceful religion, and still no mosque or Islamic school in the U.K. has any program to teach against this understanding of Islam they supposedly reject. "Terror link of 7/7 widow and 'bomb factory,'" ... [Published Jihad Watch - 15 hours ago]
Entities: Mass Murder, Islam, Jihad
First reported 21 hours ago - Updated 18 hours ago - 2 reports

Paramilitary officer killed in Wajir

The officer, Mohamed Mohamud, was ambushed in the town of Wajir as he was returning home after watching the evening news in a nearby restaurant, local police chief James Mutungi told AFP.He said the assailants' motive was not clear."These are people who ... [Published AfricanSeer - 18 hours ago]
First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Kidnapping bears marks of Islamists

Analysts say the recent kidnapping of an aid worker in Kenya, who apparently is being held for ransom, has the marks of al-Shabaab, a group of Islamists who have terrorized the region of Africa that also includes Somalia.Authorities say the relief worker, ... [Published WorldNetDaily - May 19 2013]
First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Somalia must decentralise or slip back into civil

The writing is on the wall: Somalis must renegotiate the form of government in a way that decentralises power, leaves space to accommodate Somaliland, and brings the nation back together.SHARE THIS STORYTweetA few days before the Somalia Conference 2013 ... [Published East African - May 19 2013]
First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

http://t.co/iayt1st74a (War in Somalia is over after the expulsion of Al-Shabaab militants, but hard work begins)

http://t.co/iayt1st74a (War in Somalia is over after the expulsion of Al-Shabaab militants, but hard work begins) ... [Published Wardheernews Twitter Account - May 18 2013]
Entities: Al Shabaab, Somalia
First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Somalia: 5 killed in clash between govt forces and militants in Bakool region

(Garowe Online) - At least 5 persons were killed during clashes on Thursday night in Bakool region, of southwestern Somalia, Garowe Online reports.The fighting erupted Thursday night around 11:30pm local time in El Barde town of Bakool region, near the ... [Published Radio Garowe - May 18 2013]

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"We have killed nine members of al-Shabaab militia and one of our soldiers died during the fighting" he said. "The remaining al-Shabaab men ran after we retreated."
She is moving back to Somalia. When asked if she worried that "Somalia is a dangerous place." Amun replied, "Sweden is more dangerous than Mogadishu. Here you cannot tell the truth. The truth is kept secret, the people are silenced." (video hat tip Michael)
They are all accused of possessing chemicals and "conspiring to improvise an explosive device with the intent to cause harm to innocent civilians"
"They didn't go back home. They didn't kill anyone. They just helped with the poor people" said Abdiwali Warsame, a St PaulPaul Somali who was interviewed outside the courthouse. He called the women's sentences an "injustice."

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Somalia: Al-Shabaab, Somali Troops Clash in Bakol [Published AllAfrica.com - 1 hour ago]
What if our altruistic nature always restrained... [Published Rwanda New Times - 6 hours ago]
Somalia and the Slippery Slope of ‘Jubbaland’ [Published Foreign Policy BlogsForeign Policy Blogs | The ... - 10 hours ago]
Somali Journalist: Leftist Media makes Sweden "... [Published Atlas Shrugs - 11 hours ago]
Group arrested in attempt to make bomb [Published Daily Nation - 11 hours ago]
http://t.co/kUUOx0j1L0 (Minnesota Somalis react... [Published Wardheernews Twitter Account - 11 hours ago]
Sweden: Somali Refugee Finds Political Correctn... [Published VDare - 13 hours ago]
UK: Female convert to Islam "boss" behind 7/7 j... [Published Jihad Watch - 15 hours ago]
Minnesota Somalis react tosentences in al-Shaba... [Published Lucianne.com - 15 hours ago]
Somali reaction to al-Shabab sentences mixed [Published Billings Gazette - 16 hours ago]
Minnesota Somalis react to sentences in al-Shab... [Published Washington Post - 16 hours ago]
Somali reaction to al-Shabab sentences mixed [Published Miami Herald - 17 hours ago]
Somali reaction to al-Shabab sentences mixed [Published Kansas City Star - 17 hours ago]
Somali reaction to al-Shabab sentences mixed [Published Contra Costa Times - 17 hours ago]
Somali reaction to al-Shabab sentences mixed [Published Oakland Tribune - 17 hours ago]
Terrorists use baby as human shield in Nairobi ... [Published ENCA - 17 hours ago]
Paramilitary officer killed in Wajir [Published AfricanSeer - 18 hours ago]
Africa And U.S. Imperialism: Post-Colonial Cris... [Published Modern Ghana - 20 hours ago]
Kenya police kill "terror couple" [Published Alaska Journal - 20 hours ago]
10 countries where people fear for their safety [Published TD Ameritrade - 21 hours ago]
Paramilitary officer killed in northeast Kenya:... [Published Saudi Gazette - 21 hours ago]
2 terror suspects killed, 6 police injured in K... [Published Individual.com - 22 hours ago]
Somalia president addresses Somaliland separati... [Published Radio Garowe - May 19 2013]
Somalia And The Slippery Slope Of ‘Jubbaland’ –... [Published Eurasia Review - May 19 2013]
Somali Prime Minister disowns Jubaland ‘preside... [Published East African - May 19 2013]
Kidnapping bears marks of Islamists [Published WorldNetDaily - May 19 2013]
Somalia must decentralise or slip back into civil [Published East African - May 19 2013]
http://t.co/iayt1st74a (War in Somalia is over ... [Published Wardheernews Twitter Account - May 18 2013]
War is over, but hard work in Somalia begins [Published East African Standard - May 18 2013]
Brits reaching out to Somalis in Columbus, arou... [Published Columbus Dispatch - May 18 2013]
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Somalia and the Slippery Slope of ‘Jubbaland’ [Published Foreign Policy BlogsForeign Policy Blogs | The ... - 10 hours ago]
  If the latest development in Somalia gives you the feeling of being trapped in the Twilight Zone—somewhere between relative security and renewed bloodshed—you are not alone. Due to the array of competing internal and external interest groups ...
Somali Journalist: Leftist Media makes Sweden "... [Published Atlas Shrugs - 11 hours ago]
Imagine, this Somali journalist, Amun Abdullari, is returning to Somalia after emigrating to Sweden in 1991 to beoame a journalist. She wrote about the radicalization of young Somali Muslims and pursued a news story on young Muslims who had changed "after ...
http://t.co/kUUOx0j1L0 (Minnesota Somalis react... [Published Wardheernews Twitter Account - 11 hours ago]
http://t.co/kUUOx0j1L0 (Minnesota Somalis react to sentences in al-Shabab case with mix of outrage, relief) ...
UK: Female convert to Islam "boss" behind 7/7 j... [Published Jihad Watch - 15 hours ago]
Yet another convert to Islam misunderstands her new, peaceful religion, and still no mosque or Islamic school in the U.K. has any program to teach against this understanding of Islam they supposedly reject. "Terror link of 7/7 widow and 'bomb factory,'" ...
http://t.co/iayt1st74a (War in Somalia is over ... [Published Wardheernews Twitter Account - May 18 2013]
http://t.co/iayt1st74a (War in Somalia is over after the expulsion of Al-Shabaab militants, but hard work begins) ...
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Deadly attacks hit Somali capital [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - Apr 14 2013]
Islamic Extremists Attack Somali Supreme Court [Published WSJ.com Video - News - Apr 14 2013]
Islamic Extremists Attack Somali Supreme Court [Published WSJ.com Video - Digits - Apr 14 2013]
Deadly car bomb rocks Somali capital [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - Mar 18 2013]
Car bomb rips through Somalia’s capital killing... [Published Reuters Video: Top News - Mar 18 2013]
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