U.S. Airstrike Kills Five Al-Shabaab Terrorists
At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted a collective self-defense airstrike in a remote area near Cali Heele, approximately...
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Somalia bans TikTok and Telegram
Somalia's government announced Sunday, August 20, a ban on TikTok and Telegram as well as on an online betting app, saying they were being used...
Burkina Faso police killed 40 terrorists after ambush
The police in Burkina Faso killed 40 terrorists, the army said on Sunday. The terrorists ambushed a police reconnaissance mission in Koulpelogo province in the...
Somali Army Carries Out Military Operation, Removes Landmines in Somalia
The Somali army carried out a planned military operation in the regions of Hiran and Galguduud, central and southern Somalia. The Somali National News Agency...
Somalia to launch new large-scale military offensive against terrorists
Somali national army started mine-cleaning operations in the central state of Galmudug ahead of another military offensive against the al-Shabaab terrorist group. “Our SNA (Somali...
US teen with ties to Al-Qaeda arrested for planning terrorist attack
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Wednesday detained a teenager from Philadelphia on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack with the Khatiabt al-Tawhid wal Jihad...
Al-Qaeda-linked group claims Mali attack on UN troops
An al-Qaeda-linked jihadist group has claimed responsibility for an attack that wounded members of the UN's peacekeeping force in Mali, which is pulling out of...
Yemeni Government Forces Retake Key Sites From Al-Qaeda
Yemeni military units have retaken strategic sites from al-Qaeda militants following an operation in the country's southern Abyan province, a government official told Xinhua on...
Philadelphia teen plotted terror attack with Al-Qaeda affiliate
Authorities have arrested a Philadelphia teenager, whom they say had access to firearms, was building a bomb, and had begun coordinating a terrorist attack with...
ISIS and al-Qaeda ‘back in Afghanistan’
Terrorists have returned to Afghanistan two years after Western forces quit the war-torn nation, Britain’s former ambassador to the country warned today.
UN official kidnapped by Al-Qaeda in Yemen free after 18 months in captivity
A UN worker kidnapped by Al-Qaeda in Yemen was released after year and a half in captivity, local media reported Thursday.
‘Al-Qaeda’ attack kills secessionist commander and three fighters in Yemen
A suspected al-Qaeda attack in southern Yemen has killed a military commander and three soldiers from a secessionist group, security officials and a witness said.