#Shabaab

Tricia Bacon

tricbacon

A notable development with the arrest & indictment of an al-Shabaab operative who was getting flight training as part of a plot to strike the United States. A few aspects

Brenda M. Githing’u

brendagithingu

(THREAD) Islamic State in east Africa has really battled to take off. In Somalia, between Al-Shabaab, Somali forces and US air strikes, ISS remains quite weak compared to its counterparts

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G_OnTheGround

For instance, two boys aged approximately 15 years old were killed at a farm by the #SNA during a security operation targeting Al-Shabaab in August 2017.https://twitter.com/G_OnTheGround/status/1337433843113062404 Between 2016 and 2019

Jeff Seldin

jseldin

NEW: @realDonaldTrump orders "majority of personnel & assets out of #Somalia by early 2021""Some forces may be reassigned outside of East #Africa" per @DeptofDefense "Remaining forces will be repositioned from

Jeff Seldin

jseldin

US still facing risk from terrorism, former National Counterterrorism Center [NCTC] acting Dir Russell Travers "We still have a lot of work to do" he told @mvhaydencenter Wednesday night, citing

Amanda Sperber

hysperbole

"The #US change in #Somalia has nothing to do with Somalia and has to do with US politics" - a source There's also legitimate concern that the #FGS will try

Caleb Weiss

Weissenberg7

Starting a running thread on those groups and outlets posting eulogies for Abdelmalek Droukdel, the recently killed leader of al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb #AQIM #Algeria #Mali: 1. Al

Abdullahi Halakhe

QulshTM

on 15, 2016, Kenya experienced its largest ever military defeat when al-Shabaab fighters attacked and overran an AMISOM forward operating base garrisoned by KDF troops from the 9th Rifle Battalion

Paul Poast

ProfPaulPoast

What's the "value" offered by international relations scholarship? What does it mean to think about world events "like an international relations scholar"? Trump's order to withdrawal troops from

Nathaniel D.F. Allen

NateDFAllen

After 6ish months of devouring everything I can find on #Africa's cyber threats and challenges, here are my top-ten articles and reports, in no-particular order. All no paywall, open-source. 1/n

Adiya 🇸🇴

Somalia_MENA

Thread : We are all familiar of the Somalia's Al-Qaeda affiliate, Al-Shabaab and their news outlet and promoter http://Somalimemo.net (@MemoSomalia)1) showcasing death of @CIA operative and Somali counterparts2,3,4) Images of

Airwars

airwars

Short thread: When it comes to post 9/11 US counter terrorism actions, the tone a president chooses to set can significantly impact civilian harm, new Airwars modelling for Somalia suggests.https://airwars.org/conflict/us-forces-in-somalia/

Somali News Updates

Somaliweyn_

Somalia’s first-ever licensing round for up to seven exploration blocks opened on August 4, 2020 and runs until March 12, 2021. The number of blocks on offer in the first

Abukar Arman

Abukar_Arman

#counterterrorism #thread1/11 We live in a world where the most crucial aspects of our lives have become profoundly interconnected & indeed interdependent. And this reality makes international cooperation on security

James Barnett

jh_barnett

There’s a lot going on in the world right now, but if anyone’s interested in reading about the historical origins of the Islamist insurgencies in DRC and Mozambique, I have

Charlie Savage

charlie_savage

Meanwhile in Somalia Meanwhile in Somalia Meanwhile in Somalia Meanwhile in SomaliaPress release doesn't say how many assessed KIA, but Africom tells me the Feb. 3 strike blew up an

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