Morten Storm was an informant for intelligence agencies for five years Met Abdukadir Mohamed Abdukadir, or Ikirma, in Nairobi in 2008 At the time, the Somali terrorist was only a messenger in Al-Shabab Storm believes CIA gave him the resources … Read More ›
Somalia
Mentally ill tied to trees and left to die in Somalia
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation – Mon, 7 Oct 2013 01:28 PM Author: Emma BathaMore news from our correspondents Men walk on a beach in front of a building destroyed during a war in Mogadishu June 27, 2012. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic … Read More ›
Reports ‘warned’ of Kenya mall attack
28 Sep 2013 Nairobi (AFP) Kenya’s government had been warned, including by Israel, of the high risk of an attack before the deadly assault on a Nairobi mall by Islamist gunmen, security sources said Saturday. Cabinet ministers and Kenya’s army… Read More ›
Three of alleged attackers at Nairobi mall are US citizens
EEV: Requesting 2nd Confirmation Photo: EPA Three of suspected attackers at Nairobi massacre are from US, reports CNN citing sources within terror group Al-Shabaab. 0There are 10 to 15 gunmen involved, official reports say. 0Sources within Al-Shabaab told CNN… Read More ›
British assisted Rigby murder suspect after arrest in Kenya
British security services gave a “clean bill of health” to the suspect in the Woolwich attacks after he was detained allegedly trying to join Islamic militants in Somalia, it emerged tonight. (Lt-Rt) Michael Adebolajo is seen in a 2010… Read More ›
Spy on your neighbours, says former MI5 head Stella Rimington
People who suspect their neighbours may be extremists should inform the security services because “the enemy is everywhere”, the former head of MI5 has said. Dame Stella Rimington Photo: CLARA MOLDEN Tom Whitehead and Hannah Furness 10:00PM BST 27 May 2013… Read More ›
Revealed: Suspect who ‘tried to behead British soldier in London’ was held on terror charges in Kenya… and DEPORTED to UK
Appeared in court on suspicion of planning to fight for terrorist group Adebojalo was heading for Somalia, to be recruited by Al-Shabaab It is claimed that soon after he was targeted by MI5 as a possible informant He resisted attempts… Read More ›
Why the United States will never have another peacetime president.
‘A Period of Persistent Conflict’ BY MICAH ZENKO |NOVEMBER 6, 2012 In January 2007, with no public debate, congressional hearings, or news coverage, the United States intervened militarily in another country: Somalia. On December 24, 2006, supported by U.S. tactical… Read More ›
Aid for displaced Somalis stolen
Thu, 1 Nov 2012 15:22 GMT Source: alertnet // Katy Migiro By Katy Migiro NAIROBI (AlertNet) – ‘Gatekeepers’ are siphoning off food aid intended for internally displaced people living in squalid camps in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, Refugees International said… Read More ›