Somalia’s frightening network of Islamist spies
Often, when I return to the UK from Somalia, I get a phone call from al-Shabab. It usually happens even before I talk to my...
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Suicide car bomb kills at least six people in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu
Islamic extremists exploded a suicide car bomb and killed at least six people near the presidential palace in Somalia's capital on Wednesday, police said. Capt....
Kidnappers demand $1.5m for Cuban doctors taken in Kenya
Gunmen who kidnapped two Cuban doctors in northeastern Kenya and whisked them to Somalia have demanded $1.5 million (1.35 million euros) for their release, police...
Somalia car bomb near the Presidential Palace kills four people
At least four people were killed and scores of others were injured in a bomb explosion at the Warta-Nabada district headquarters in the Somalia capital,...
Somali man downloaded terror tactics manual about vehicle and knife attacks is jailed for 15 months
A Somali man who downloaded a terror tactics manual about vehicle and knife attacks and wrote 'I like ISIS' on a file has been jailed...
US Army confirms the killing of Islamic State leader in Somalia
The US military confirmed Monday that it had killed the second-ranking Islamic State leader in Somalia in an air strike. US Africa Command said that...
Kenya wants the UN Security Council to recognise al Shabaab as a terrorist organisation
Kenya wants the UN Security Council to recognise al Shabaab as a terrorist organisation. The government has appealed to the Council to help Kenya fight...