Posts Tagged: al-Shabaab
New Jersey Man Inspired by Hamas’s Oct. 7 Attack Pleads Guilty to Assisting Al Shabaab Terror Group
Karrem Nasr, a 24 year-old man from New Jersey, has pleaded guilty to attempting to provide material support to al Shabaab, a US-designated terror group,...
Islamist Group Al Shabaab Attacks Kenya Base Used by Kenyan, US Forces
Somalia's al Shabaab militant group attacked on Sunday a military base in Kenya used by both US and Kenyan forces and published pictures of masked...
Truck Bomb Kills at Least 90 in Mogadishu
At least 90 people were killed when a bomb-laden truck exploded at a busy checkpoint in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Saturday, an international organization working in the country said, in the deadliest attack in more...
The London Terror Attack Exposes Deradicalization Program’s Failures
Usman Khan, the unrepentant British jihadist who was on supervised early release from prison when he killed two people and wounded several others November 29...
Gunmen Kill Seven in Kenya Hotel Compound Attack Claimed by Somali Islamists
Gunmen blasted their way into a hotel and office complex in the Kenyan capital on Tuesday, killing at least seven people and sending workers diving...
Reading, Writing, and Jihad: Child Soldiers and a Lost Generation
The child soldiers in Yemen are many. There is "Saeed," 18, who told a reporter that "brave men become martyrs on the battlefields." As a soldier,...
Converts and Jihad
Muslim converts have long been especially valued by recruiters for Islamist terror groups. "Their ability to operate freely in Europe, Asia and North America without...
It’s Time for America to Take Islamic Extremism Seriously
In January President Obama dismissed the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the group currently terrorizing much of the Middle East, as "jayvee." "If a...
Israeli “‹FM Lieberman Says International Community Unable to Respond Effectively to Terror, Proposes Middle East-Africa Terror Intel Exchange
Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs Avigdor Lieberman on Wednesday met Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, in Nairoibi, where he said that the international community had proven...
Raids in Libya and Somalia are Positive Steps, But Not Enough
Last weekend's daring anti-terrorist raids in Somalia and Libya demonstrated once again the extraordinary capabilities of America's special operations forces and intelligence services. Launched almost...
FBI Ignores Muslim Terror Attack in Salt Lake City
In Nairobi, well-armed gunmen stormed a shopping mall intending to kill as many people as possible. They asked victims about their religion, sparing the lives of...
Nairobi Attack Prompts Debate Over Al-Shabaab’s Reach
There are still plenty of unanswered questions about al-Shabaab's recent attack and siege at an upscale Nairobi mall. The death toll stands at 67 people as...
CAIR’s Walid: Silent on Jihad, Sows Fear of Law Enforcement
FBI agents are devils lurking online to entrap young Muslims in bogus terrorist plots, a leading Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) official told...
Muslim Persecution of Christians: July, 2012
Several reports appearing in July indicate that Christian minorities all around the Muslim world—especially women and children—are being abducted, tortured, raped, forced to convert to...
