Terrorism
Friday, September 27, 2013 - 10:00
For the past five days, Amina Said has been on a painful journey: a hunt for her husband, Sudeis. The last time she saw him was on Saturday before Islamist militants stormed an upscale mall, massacring dozens of people. She tried calling him that day, but his cellphone was shut off. It’s been like that ever since, but that hasn’t stopped her from calling every hour.
Friday, September 27, 2013 - 09:53
Only days after heavily armed assailants stormed a crowded mall and killed scores of people in the capital, militants killed three people near the border with Somalia, Kenyan officials said Thursday, putting this country even further on edge.
Friday, September 27, 2013 - 09:19
Algerian troops killed five Islamist gunmen east of the capital Friday, the defence ministry said, in the latest deadly violence to rock the restive Boumerdes province this month.
Friday, September 27, 2013 - 09:12
The Nigerian Army on Thursday said the recently released video by Abubakar Shekau, the leader of the Jamaatu ahlis sunnah lil daawati wall jihad, otherwise known as Boko Haram, is questionable.
Friday, September 27, 2013 - 09:04
Confrontations between armed men and Somali military llied with Kenyan troops occurred at Kulbiyow sub-district in the lower Juba region of Somalia.
Friday, September 27, 2013 - 08:29
The overall commander of Al-Shabaab, Mukhtaar Abdirahman Abu Zubeyr sent a voice message to the people of Kenya. The message is about the recent attach carried out at the Westgate.
Friday, September 27, 2013 - 08:27
The attack on a Nairobi shopping mall that killed at least 61 people and wounded hundreds was a horrendous act for which those responsible should be fully prosecuted, Human Rights Watch said today. Kenyan authorities should take all necessary measures to protect vulnerable communities from potential retaliation.
Friday, September 27, 2013 - 08:22
What does the appalling attack on people at the Westgate Shopping Centre signify? Does it mean that Al Shabaab is getting stronger or weaker? Was it a show of strength, striking at a multinational target in the heart of Nairobi, or a desperate if spectacular attack on civilians at an easy, poorly-protected target? Is this the new Shabaab or was it an Al Qaeda operation using the Shabaab brand name?
Friday, September 27, 2013 - 08:14
Noman Benotman, President of the anti-radicalisation Quilliam Foundation, has told African Arguments that Al Shabaab’s Westgate attack has put it “to the top of the premier league” of global jihadists. Benotman, formerly a commander in the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, compared the Westgate events with those of the In Amenas Algerian hostage incident in January 2013: “It is almost exactly the same source of tactics as the In Amenas attack, the same planning – from a professional perspective.”
Friday, September 27, 2013 - 08:04
Ali Hassan Gitonga, 33, a recent convert to Islam from the Meru community in Kenya’s Eastern Province, is said to have travelled to Somalia for training with Al-Shabaab in 2011. He is under arrest for alleged involvement in the Sep. 21 Westgate Mall terror attack in Nairobi.