Tag: Shebab
Suspected Shebab militants behead Kenyan driver
A group of suspected Shebab Islamist militants have beheaded a Kenyan driver after kidnapping a group of traders on Kenyan…
Somali Shebab say 18 dead in attack on government troops
Somalia’s hardline Islamists reported heavy fighting Saturday in battles against government and African Union troops in the central Hiran region.…
Somali Islamists shoot dead fifth lawmaker this year
Somalia’s Shebab insurgents said they had assassinated a lawmaker in Mogadishu as he left prayers at a mosque on Friday,…
African Union troops kill Shebab commanders
African Union troops in Somalia said Friday they had killed two “senior” commanders of the Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab insurgents, in the…
American pleads guilty in Al-Qaeda sting operation
A naturalized US citizen from India pleaded guilty Friday to providing material support to Al-Qaeda, its Syrian affiliate Al-Nusra Front…
Gunmen attack Kenya’s coastal Lamu region
Unidentified gunmen raided a village near Kenya’s restive coastal town of Lamu early Friday, Kenyan officials said, the latest in…
Militants blast Somalia presidential palace
Islamist Shebab rebels carried out a major bomb and armed attack on Somalia’s presidential palace late Tuesday, penetrating the heavily…
At least 18 killed in new attacks in Kenya
At least 18 people have been killed in new attacks in Kenya’s Lamu coastal region, the same area where some…
Several killed as suicide car bomb explodes near Somali parliament
Several people were killed when a powerful suicide car bomb exploded near Somalia’s parliament in the capital Mogadishu on Saturday,…
Somali lawmaker assassinated, Shebab claims responsibility
Somalia’s Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab claimed responsiblity for shooting dead a lawmaker and wounding another on Thursday, the latest in a surge…
Gunmen kill five in fresh Kenya attack
At least five people have been killed in a new attack on Kenya’s coast, officials said Tuesday, one week after…
Over 20 killed in Kenya clashes
At least 20 people have been killed in Kenya in ethnic clashes in the restive northeast, the latest in a…
Shebab kills 10 in fresh attack in Kenya
At least 10 people have been killed in a new overnight attack near Kenya’s coast, police said Tuesday, with Somalia’s…
Islamist gunmen kill at least 26 in attack
At least 26 people were killed when some 50 insurgents flying black Islamist flags swept into a Kenyan coastal town…
Kenyan Muslim preacher shot dead
Gunmen in the Kenyan port city of Mombasa on Tuesday shot dead an influential moderate Muslim preacher who was a…