An independent review of the attack will provide added insight, perspective, and the ability to assess the totality of this tragic event involving multiple Military Services and Department of Defense components. Keep Reading
Al-Shabaab movement on March 5 has freed 400 prisoners in Somalia, while four people were killed during the operation. Keep Reading
"The incident of breaking into the Congress is only a little bit of what will happen to them," says AQAP leader. Keep Reading
The U.K. has signed counterterrorism agreements with Kenya and Somalia to enhance cooperation against shared threats such as Al Shabaab, cybercrime and human trafficking. Keep Reading
Five people, plus four attackers, were killed in an attack at a hotel in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Sunday, according to Somali police. Keep Reading
On December 16, the US District Court in the Southern District of New York unsealed an indictment against a Kenyan member of al Shabaab, the Somalia-based, al Qaeda-affiliated terror group. Keep Reading
2020 emphasized the importance of staying nimble as multiple threats simultaneously unfold. Keep Reading
U.S. Africa Command commander, U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend directed the formation of Joint Task Force- Quartz to oversee Operation Octave Quartz, a mission designated to reposition forces from Somalia. Keep Reading
Beginning in 2016, at the direction of a senior al Shabaab commander who was responsible for, among other things, planning the 2019 Nairobi hotel attack, Abdullah traveled to the Philippines and enrolled in a flight school there. Keep Reading
In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted two (2) airstrikes targeting al-Shabaab explosives experts in the vicinity of Jilib, Somalia, Dec. 10. Keep Reading
Al Shabaab, al Qaeda’s East African affiliate, will benefit from the expected withdrawal of US troops from Somalia and growing instability in Somalia and neighboring Ethiopia. Keep Reading
The United States is pulling hundreds of troops deployed to Somalia to battle al-Shabab terrorists even as military commanders admit the threat from the al-Qaida-linked terror group has not been eliminated. Keep Reading
A family of seven, including four children, were killed in what is believed to be an al-Shabaab attack in Somalia, authorities confirmed Wednesday. Keep Reading
Abdullahi Osman Mohamed, a senior al-Shabaab official also known as “Engineer Ismail,” is the terrorist group’s senior explosives expert responsible for the overall management of al-Shabaab’s explosives operations and manufacturing. Keep Reading
Terror groups are using the attacks to incite, with a message of singular purpose trumping credit to one group. Keep Reading
Al-Shabaab ended 2019 with a truck-borne improvised explosive device (IED) attack that killed at least 82 people and wounded dozens more in Mogadishu, Somalia. Keep Reading
Mahdi Mohammed Hashi, 31, a citizen of Somalia, was removed by ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Chicago Field Office via an ICE Air Operations charter flight without incident. Once in Somalia, ICE officers transferred custody of Hashi to local authorities. Keep Reading
Three Somali special forces soldiers were killed and a U.S. officer was seriously wounded in a car bomb on Monday outside the force’s base in the country’s south, a regional Somali government official said. Keep Reading
U.S. Africa Command continues to train Somali forces and support operations with precision airstrikes. In 2020, U.S. Africa Command has conducted 46 airstrikes to degrade the Al-Shabaab terrorist network. Keep Reading
Despite significant counter-terrorism and disengagement efforts, al Shabaab remains very much active and pervasive. Keep Reading