Italy sentences Somalian national to over eight years for plotting terrorist act in Vatican
A court in the southern Italian city of Bari on Tuesday sentenced a 22-year-old Somali man to 104 months in prison for plotting a terrorist...
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Al-Shabaab terrorists shelled the Mogadishu airport
In what is now becoming a habit, the Islamist, Al-Qaeda-created fighter group, Al Shabaab, has again shelled the Somalia capital airport at around sunset Saturday....
Al-Shabaab terrorists launched attack on Somali army base
Somali army confirmed on Monday that its forces killed 10 al-Shabab fighters on Sunday at one of its military bases in southern region. The Somali...
Despite the Islamic State fall and coronavirus crisis the first week of Ramadan deadlier than 2019
Islamic terrorists, mainly the Taliban, were responsible for 185 fatalities and 188 injuries during the first week of Ramadan, a time when extremists believe martyrdom...
Bomb blast injured four civilians in Somalia
A bomb blast in the Karan district injured four civilians, who were urgently taken to a hospital nearby, security sources reported. Mogadishu Police reported the...
Increased terrorist attacks in Africa amid the coronavirus pandemic
As the world focuses on the fight to curb COVID-19, Boko Haram has stepped up attacks in west Africa. Islamists affiliated to the so-called Islamic...
US airstrike killed a top Al Shabaab leader in Somalia
A U.S. airstrike near Mogadishu earlier this month killed a top al-Shabaab leader, Africa Command said on Tuesday. An assessment of the April 2 airstrike...