The Long War Journal topic: 'Shabaab'

Shabaab calls for jihad against Kenya Al Qaeda's affiliate in Somalia said Kenya is in its crosshairs as Kenya is training both Somali and Kenyan troops to battle the terror group. Posted by Bill Roggio on February 8, 2010 1:09 PM | Entry Shabaab absorbs southern Islamist group, splits Hizbul Islam The Ras Kamboni Brigade has broken away from Hizbul Islam, merged with Shabaab, and pledged allegiance with al Qaeda. Posted by Bill Roggio on February 1, 2010 10:45 AM | Entry Shabaab suicide bomber kills seven at Mogadishu medical clinic A suicide bomber detonated his vest at a clinic at the Mogadishu airport that is used by African Union troops. Posted by Bill Roggio on January 26, 2010 11:53 PM | Entry Shabaab looks to the Somali North The al Qaeda-linked group has initiated a terror campaign in Puntland and has threatened to take over the semi-autonomous region and the breakaway republic of Somaliland. Posted by Daniele Raineri on January 22, 2010 10:21 AM | Entry Suicide bomber kills 3 Somali ministers The ministers of health, education, and higher education, along with two reporters from Shabelle and Al Arabia were among 19 killed in a suicide attack at a graduation ceremony for medical students at a hotel in Mogadishu. Posted by Bill Roggio on December 3, 2009 10:27 AM | Entry Al Qaeda names Fazul Mohammed East African commander Fazul has replaced Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan, who was killed during a US special operations raid in southern Somalia in mid-September. Shabaab's leader praised the appointment. Posted by Bill Roggio on November 11, 2009 9:58 AM | Entry Somali minister aided Shabaab suicide attack State Minister for Defense Sheikh Yusuf Mohammad Siad, who is better known as Indha'adde, sold intelligence to Shabaab that allowed the terror group to conduct a suicide attack that killed the deputy AMISOM commander and 20 others. Posted by Daniele Raineri on October 9, 2009 10:56 AM | Entry Somalia's Aweys calls for more suicide attacks "Use suicide attacks to kill them," al Qaeda-linked Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys said during a sermon, referring to African Union troops. Posted by Bill Roggio on September 20, 2009 1:40 PM | Entry Shabaab suicide attack kills 9, including senior African Union commander Two Shabaab suicide bombers drove cars with UN markings into an AMISOM compound in Mogadishu and detonated their explosives as senior African Union and Somali leaders met. Posted by Bill Roggio on September 17, 2009 3:29 PM | Entry Commando raid in Somalia is latest in covert operations across the globe US special operations forces have conducted four other such strikes in Pakistan, Syria, and Madagascar since 2006. Posted by Bill Roggio on September 15, 2009 10:25 AM | Entry Senior al Qaeda leader killed in Somalia Reports indicate Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan was killed during a covert raid by US Special Forces in Barawe, a town in Southern Somalia under the control of Shabaab. Posted by Bill Roggio on September 14, 2009 12:50 PM | Entry Somalia's Shabaab, Hizbul Islam seek merger Hizbul Islam leader Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys told a crowd in Mogadishu that plans for a merger are moving forward. Posted by Bill Roggio on July 25, 2009 1:19 AM | Entry Somali security minister assassinated in suicide attack More than 20 people, including the security minister and the former ambassador to Ethiopia, were killed in a suicide attack in central Somalia. Posted by Bill Roggio on June 18, 2009 12:34 PM | Entry Report: Shabaab leader wounded in Mogadishu explosion Ahmed Abdi Aw Mohamed was wounded in an explosion during a meeting on the outskirts of the Somali capital. An unconfirmed report speculated he was killed. Posted by Bill Roggio on May 20, 2009 9:58 PM | Entry Shabaab on the offensive in Somalia Shabaab and the allied Hizbul Islam are consolidating control of central and southern Somalia and are ousting Islamist forces loyal to President Sharif, their former ally. Posted by Bill Roggio on May 18, 2009 12:45 PM | Entry Shabaab leader admits links to al Qaeda The information minister for Shabaab in the southern Somali city of Kismayo welcomed Osama bin Laden's call to remove Somalia's new president and said the group would continue its links to al Qaeda. Posted by Bill Roggio on March 22, 2009 4:10 PM | Entry Bin Laden urges jihad against new Somali government Al Qaeda's leader praised Shabaab and called for the downfall of the government led by former Islamic Courts leader Sheikh Sharif Ahmed. This is the third tape on Somalia released by senior al Qaeda leaders since Feb. 13. Posted by Bill Roggio on March 19, 2009 6:32 PM | Entry Senior leader of Somali terror alliance is Swedish citizen Yasin Ali, a leader in Hizbul Islam, and two other Swedish citizens were arrested for funneling money to Shabaab but were freed after prosecutors had insufficient evidence to convict. Posted by Bill Raymond and Bill Roggio on March 17, 2009 9:07 AM | Entry Somalia's rising tide of extremism Four high-level US officials discussed the terrorist threat emanating from Somalia, as well as the Somali terrorist recruiting network on American soil, this week. The officials confirmed that al Qaeda and its allies are growing stronger by the day in East Africa. Posted by Thomas Joscelyn on March 12, 2009 4:29 PM | Entry Zawahiri praises Shabaab's takeover of southern Somalia The latest al Qaeda tape on Somalia was released one day after two suicide bombers killed 15 Burundi soldiers in Mogadishu. Zawahiri also calls on Islamists to fight President Sharif's government. Posted by Bill Roggio on February 24, 2009 12:14 AM | Entry Former Islamic Courts Leader elected president of Somalia Sheikh Sharif Ahmed is elected president by the newly expanded parliament. Sharif led the conquest of southern Somalia in 2006. Posted by Bill Roggio on January 31, 2009 1:08 AM | Entry Shabaab takes control of Somalia's seat of government The al Qaeda affiliate moved into the southern town of Baidoa after Ethiopian forces pulled out, ending a two-year occupation. Posted by Bill Roggio on January 26, 2009 7:28 PM | Entry