Al Shabaab vows to fight until shariah law implemented

This article states that al Shabaab will continue to fight even after Ethopian troops leave in order to establish shariah law throughout Somalia. However, al Shabaab’s goals are much greater than just Somalia. Recently, Ibrahim Almaqdis a terrorist spokesman for al Shabaab, stated “We wish to tell Bush and our opponents our real intentions. We [...]

Fighting between rival islamists in Somalia leaves 12 dead

With Ethiopian troops well gearing up to leave Somalia, rival islamists start fighting for control. Reuters MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Twelve people were killed on Saturday when an Islamist group seized control of a central Somali trading town in a battle with hardline al Shabaab militants, residents said. Al Shabaab, which means youth in Arabic, captured [...]

Ethiopians troops pouring into Somalia

One last attempt to break the back of the jihadists in Somalia before Ethopian troops withdraw. AP MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Ethiopian troops are pouring into neighboring Somalia to fight radical Islamists who have taken over much of the country, raising fears of more violence in a country fighting a deadly insurgency and piracy, witnesses [...]

No links between Somali pirates, al Qaeda: US

The Africom commander General William Ward has stated that he has no evidence linking the piracy off Somalia’s coast with al Qaida. But earlier this year, al Qaida has stated that the increased pirates attacks in the Gulf of Aden are because of them! But General William War has no personal knowledge” of that. Even [...]

al Shabaab on trail of Somali pirates

I guess the pirates didn’t get the memo that Saudi Arabia is one their same side. But then again, islam does say that war is deceit and I wouldn’t be surprised if this is just smoke and screen. “Saudi Arabia is a Muslim country and hijacking its ship is a bigger crime than other ships,” [...]

Somalia Islamist Fighters Capture Town on Outskirts of Capital

Al Qaida back al Shabaab continues its advance towards Mogadishu. Bloomberg Nov. 13 (Bloomberg) — Islamist rebels in Somalia captured a town on the outskirts of the capital, Mogadishu, in at least the sixth incident this week in which the nation’s transitional government was unable to defend territory it controlled. Elasha Biyaha, 17 kilometers (11 [...]

Somalia’s al Shabaab seize port near capital

Sooner or later someone is going to have to deal with these guy’s , will it be the United States , or a coalition ? they keep tightening their grip on Somalia , and they are bound to do something crazy ,militants usually do!The world can not let Al Qaida get a hold on this [...]

Somalia: Suicide bombings bear the markings of al Qaida

The 5 suicide bombings in Somalia yesterday bear the hallmarks of al Qaida. More likely, it was probably al Shabaab, which is linked to al Qaida, that carried out the attacks. In related news, a cleric was arrested in connection to the suicide bombings. AFP NAIROBI (AFP) — The deadly coordinated suicide car bomb attacks [...]

5 suicide bombings in Somalia kills up to 28 people

Up to 28 killed in 5 suicide bombings in Somalia. Somalia is arguably more dangerous than Afghanistan or Iraq. New York Times MOGADISHU, Somalia — Suicide attacks rocked government security posts, United Nations offices and an Ethiopian consular unit in two regions of northern Somalia on Wednesday, killing or wounding dozens of people, according to [...]

al Shabaab beheads Christian for converting from islam

Where would the al Shabaab terrorists get such an idea? Volume 9, Book 84, Number 57: ‘Whoever changed his Islamic religion, then kill him.’”Compass Direct News NAIROBI, Kenya, October 27 (Compass Direct News) – Among at least 24 aid workers killed in Somalia this year was one who was beheaded last month specifically for converting [...]

Jihadis turn on each other in Somalia

Al Shabaab and the Islamic Courts militi battle each other in a gun fight. BAL’AD, Somalia Oct 20 (Garowe Online) – Islamist rebels fighting against Somalia’s interim government battled each other Sunday in the town of Bal’ad, which is located 30km north of the national capital Mogadishu, Puntland-based Radio Garowe reported. The violence erupted in [...]

Jihad on the High Seas Continues

Even with several US Navy warships surrounding the Faina and a Russian frigate steaming towards it, 6 more ships have been hijacked in the Gulf of Aden by islamic pirates. Wired As if seizing a ship-load of tanks and small arms wasn’t bad enough. Pirates have attacked six more vessels off the coast of Somalia [...]

al Qaida + Somali Pirates = Jihad on the High Seas

Al Qaida has claimed responsibility for the increased pirate attacks off the coast of Somalia this year. So far this year there have been around 60 attacks against cargo ships in the Gulf of Aden, in 2007 there was 13. The islamic pirates are currently holding up to 300 crewmen hostage and 14 cargo ships [...]

Al Qaida Leader behind 1998 US Embassy Bombings Killed

In a video released by GIMF, the Global Ismalic Media Front, it was revealed that Abu Talha al Sudani, aka Tariq Abdullah, was killed more than a year ago. Abu Talha al Sudani was a senior al Qaida operative who was behind the 1998 US Embassy bombings in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Nairobi, Kenya. [...]

Al Shabaab Captures Somali Port

Al Shabaab, an al Qaida linked terrorist group, captured Kismayu a port city in southern Somalia. Al Shabaab should be familiar to our regular readers. Pirates linked to al Shabaab regularly hijack cargo ship for ransom off the coast of Somalia, mainly in the Gulf of Aden. With the capture of the southern port I [...]

Jihad in Somalia Still Going Strong

53 people were killed when al Shabaab, an al Qaida linked Somalian group, attacked Ethopian troops. Reuters Al Shabaab has a website that is hosted on US soil. We’ve tried unsuccessfully to take this site down. MOGADISHU (Reuters) – At least 53 people were killed in Somalia when Islamist insurgents clashed with Ethiopian troops and [...]

Mogadishu Attack Leaves 18 Dead

Somali terrorists,al Shabaab, attacked a Ugandan based in Mogadishu that has left 18 dead so far. AFP MOGADISHU (AFP) — The death toll from a fierce clash sparked by an Islamist insurgent attack on a Ugandan base in Mogadishu rose to 18 Tuesday, witnesses and officials told AFP. Late Monday, a large group of insurgents [...]