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The killing of Osama bin Laden: Was capture really an option?

Capturing Osama bin Laden was fraught with peril, not only for the SEALs but for the US legal system. Still, might it also have raise America's moral stature with Muslims, and reflected the nonviolence principles of the Arab Spring – as well as Obama?
Why Pakistanis have been detained for Al Shabab's Uganda bombings

Several Pakistanis are among those detained in connection with Al Shabab's Uganda bombings during the World Cup final on July 11. The Al Qaeda-linked Somali group claimed responsibility for its first terrorist attack outside Somalia.
The Adam Smith Institute Blog
A Nobel laureate orders assassination of his own citizen

President Obama places a US citizen (and radical Muslim cleric) on a top-secret list for targeted assassination.
Official says top Al Qaeda leader in Somalia killed

The weak transitional government of Somalia claimed Tuesday that its forces killed Amar Ibrahim, a leader of Al Qaeda in Somalia and the Islamist group Al Shabab.
Terrorism & Security
Al Qaeda takes multiple hits from US forces

In September, Al Qaeda took losses in Somalia, Indonesia, and Pakistan.
Terrorism & Security
After deadly US raid, Somalia radicals calls for backup

The Al Shabab movement sought foreign reinforcement two days after the US killed a fighter believed to have forged ties with Al Qaeda.
Obama's first Somalia strike hits Al Qaeda suspect

US commandos killed Kenyan national Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan in a helicopter raid against Mr. Nabhan's convoy, as it traveled through the Barawe district in southern Somalia.
Global News Blog
US raid in Somalia kills Al Qaeda chief

The operation against Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan underscored that Somalia may be becoming a haven for Al Qaeda members and that the US may go anywhere to hunt them down.
How Kenya's 'Little Mogadishu' became a hub for Somali militants

The Somali enclave of Eastleigh in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, is now a recruiting and financial center for hardline Islamists fighting in neighboring Somalia.
Chaotic Somalia keeps U.S. on terrorism watch

Latest missile strike at the East Africa nation, aimed at a suspected Al Qaeda operative, keeps terrorists off balance. But some say US should do more to nation-build in Somalia.