Topic: Al-Shabaab
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Briefing Top 3 reasons why Al Qaeda is more dangerous than ever
On the one-year anniversary of Osama bin Laden’s death, defense analysts say that there are plenty of reasons to think that a resurgence of the perniciously resourceful Al Qaeda is not out of the question.
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Somalia: A timeline of change in a troubled country
Here is a timeline of changes, intervention, and mediation in 5 bite-sized bits.
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What is Somalia's Al Shabab?
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Four reasons help is slow to reach Somalia’s famine victims
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In Pictures Eid al-Fitr around the world
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Crossbones
Two brothers enter the war-torn expanse of Somalia in search of answers.
10/27/2011 07:10 am -
What is Somalia's Al Shabab?
The international community has more questions than answers about the Somali militant group Al Shabab, the target of Kenya's military incursion into Somalia. But they know how it affords food for its troops – and it's not from piracy.
10/26/2011 01:13 pm -
Just who knew that Kenya would launch its attack on Somalia?
Somalia's president has condemned Kenya's surprise 10-day-long attack onto Somali soil. Uganda has praised it, and the US and French governments claim no involvement.
10/26/2011 10:27 am -
Africa Monitor What are Kenya's long-term goals in Somalia?
Answer: Kenya is making inroads against Al Shabab. But Kenya's long-term aim is unclear.
10/24/2011 05:08 pm -
Grenade attack shows risks of Kenya's Somalia war coming home
A grenade attack early Monday on a Nairobi bar injured 14 and underscores the dangers Kenya may face after launching attacks in Somalia in response to kidnappings of foreign tourists in Kenya.
10/24/2011 10:12 am -
Terrorism & Security US warns of 'imminent' terror threat in Kenya as Al Shabab promises 'open war'
The US embassy in Nairobi said Saturday that it had received 'credible information of an imminent threat of terrorist attacks directed at prominent Kenyan facilities and areas where foreigners are known to congregate.....'
10/23/2011 11:04 am -
Kenyans ask if military attack in Somalia has exit strategy
Kenya's military incursion into Somalia, provoked by string of kidnappings by Al Qaeda-affiliated group Al Shabab, have some Kenyans asking whether the risks are worthwhile.
10/20/2011 11:48 am -
Africa Monitor Kenya sends troops into Somalia in major policy shift
Kenya's military intervention into neighboring Somalia follows a string of kidnappings on Kenyan soil by Somali pirates and terrorist threats by Al Shabab, an Islamist militant group linked to Al Qaeda.
10/16/2011 06:04 pm -
Africa Monitor Kenya struggling to contain spillover of Somalia's violence
As Al Shabab's foothold along Somalia's border with Kenya grows, Kenya is vying to prevent its own economy and safety from being undermined.
10/11/2011 02:57 pm -
Somalia truck bombing: Is Al Shabab back in Mogadishu?
After a hasty retreat from Somalia's capital, Mogadishu in August, the Al Qaeda-linked Islamist group Al Shabab claimed Tuesday's suicide truck bombing that killed more than 65 people.
10/04/2011 02:05 pm -
Second tourist kidnapping raises alarms on Kenya coast (video)
A second tourist kidnapping near Lamu, on the Kenya coast, raises concern that Somali criminal groups, pirates, or Islamists may have found a new soft target. Retired French journalist Marie Dedieu was seized Saturday.
10/03/2011 01:00 pm -
Africa Monitor Better US response to Somalia famine could fix misperceptions
US restrictions on aid for Somalia famine, although well-intentioned, are severely hindering relief efforts. International Crisis Groups says that lifting them would improve Somali opinions of the US.
10/03/2011 12:59 pm -
Africa Monitor AU forces in Somalia get 3,000-troop boost
The African Union Mission for Somalia is getting 3,000 more troops to keep its hold on Mogadishu, but there's no indication that AMISOM will be able to gain control of the country.
09/30/2011 11:17 am -
Africa Monitor Aid delivery remains a central obstacle in Somalia's famine
Somalia specialist Ken Menkhaus told the Enough Project that the international community needs to pressure Al Shabab and the Somali government to open up aid delivery routes.
09/23/2011 02:23 pm -
Africa Monitor US to expand drone use in Horn of Africa
To aid counterterrorism operations in Somalia and Yemen, the Obama administration is beefing up its drone network by expanding to Ethiopia, possibly risking its relationship with Africa.
09/23/2011 12:09 pm -
Global News Blog Good Reads: Somalia's famine, India's sex selection, and Twitter wars
Today's picks warn that Somalia's famine is about to get worse, give an inside look at sex-selection in India, and poke fun at that Twitter war between Western peacekeepers and the Taliban.
09/16/2011 10:47 am -
Guns, migrants, mercenaries: Qaddafi's loss is the Sahel's gain
Aside from Qaddafi and his family, up to one million migrants from Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso may leave war-torn Libya, and arms from Qaddafi's arsenal are already showing up in conflict zones as far away as Somalia.
09/15/2011 12:13 pm -
Africa Monitor Uganda releases Kenyan human rights activist
Kenya's human rights activists welcomed Al-Amin Kimathi's release, but still worry about Kenyan and Ugandan security forces' use of rendition.
09/12/2011 03:18 pm -
As Ugandan nomads adapt to drought, less dependence on food aid
After a decade of Ugandan military operations to disarm rival clans, Uganda's Karamoja region has become more secure. Now the region is becoming more self-sufficient.
09/07/2011 11:59 am -
Somalia famine spreads to new region in south; warning issued on aid
The Somalia famine has spread to the Bay region, where acute malnutrition afflicts a majority of children, the UN says. Aid experts say the starving are losing the strength to reach refugee camps.
09/06/2011 05:21 pm -
Change Agent Abaarso Tech, run like a business, brings top-notch education to Somalia
Jonathan Starr founded Abaarso Tech in Somaliland to unlock the potential of the country's brightest boys and girls.
08/15/2011 04:20 pm -
Africa Monitor Al Shabab not the only guilty party in Somalia's famine, violence
A Human Rights Watch report documents abuses by the Somali government and African Union peacekeeping forces, as well as Al Shabab.
08/15/2011 02:05 pm -
Africa Monitor Somalia famine: Lessons we can take away
Somalia expert Ken Menkhaus spoke with a guest blogger from the Enough Project about what policies need to change for a durable solution to the famine.
08/09/2011 03:30 pm -
Somalia famine could cause militant Al Shabab group to splinter
The Somalia famine has exacerbated divisions within the Islamist militant group Al Shabab, whose more pragmatic leaders want to allow Western food aid into the areas they control.
08/09/2011 02:06 pm -
Africa Monitor What does Al Shabab's withdrawal from Somalia's capital mean?
The Islamist group Al Shabab withdrew from Somalia's capital city, Mogadishu, this weekend, but whether that is a sign of success for the African Union mission and Somalian government is unclear.
08/08/2011 01:41 pm
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