Somalia

Somalia Plane Terror Attack Linked to Suicide Bomber

By Jenn Loro - Feb 07, 2016 06:01 PM EST

Somalian plane explosion is possibly a terror attack caused by an ISIS-linked suicide bomb who blasted himself off the plane.

Al Shabaab Leader Surrenders to Authorities

By Dustin M Braden - Dec 27, 2014 12:51 PM EST

A high-ranking member of the Somali terrorist organization al Shabaab has turned himself into Somali authorities.

Al-Shabaab Attacks Quarry Workers In Kenya: 36 People Dead

By Dustin M Braden - Dec 02, 2014 10:57 AM EST

Extremists’ second attack after last month’s intensifies security concerns in the African nation.

Al Shabaab kills 28 in Kenya

By Dustin M Braden - Nov 22, 2014 11:13 AM EST

Twenty-eight people are dead after the Somali terrorist group al Shabaab hijacked a bus in Kenya and executed all of the passengers who were not Muslims.

African Union troops accused of gang-rapes

By Dustin M Braden - Sep 08, 2014 10:07 PM EDT

An investigation conducted by the non-governmental organization Human Rights Watch has revealed evidence linking African Union troops in Somalia to sexual abuse of vulnerable women and girls, youngest victim was 12, The Guardian reports.

Al Shabaab leader Godane killed in airstrike, US confirms

By Dustin M Braden - Sep 05, 2014 03:35 PM EDT

The U.S. government has confirmed that airstrikes carried out recently in Somalia against al Shabaab targets have killed the leader of that group, which has kept Somalia in a state of fear and lawlessness for years.

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