The death of Al Qaeda leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri, announced Monday by the United States, brings some closure to Kenyans and Tanzanians who remember the 1998 embassy attacks, as well as diplomats who recall the terrorist bombings in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam that claimed 224 lives. “I am thinking of…
In Somalia, the United States says it conducted another air strike near Jilib on Tuesday and successfully targeted one al-Shabaab terrorist who, the U.S. Africa Command said, “had direct ties to the al-Qaeda terror organization.” The strike “is an example of the successful incursions our Somali partners are making into…
Officials in Spain say they’ve arrested 19 people, including an Algerian previously connected with the September 11 attacks in the United States, after breaking up a credit card fraud ring in Madrid. Spain’s National Police said the group created fake credit cards by skimming and cloning them, and were responsible…
News outlets based in the United States say they have confirmed the authenticity of a letter from the Somali government, appealing for U.S. military assistance to stop a resurgent al-Shabaab from mining uranium and passing it on to Iran. Both the Fox News network and Voice of America (VOA) say…
29 people have been killed including 14 foreigners during an attack on a hotel in Burkina Faso. Security forces are looking for any gunmen who could have survived the attack. Simon Compaore, Burkina Faso’s Interior Minister, has stated that security officials are carrying out careful investigations. ABC News Australia reported…
Al Qaeda has claimed an attack in Burkina Faso that has resulted in at least 20 dead and hostages taken at a hotel in the center of Ouagadougou. The Splendid hotel is frequently used by United Nations workers and Westerners. According to the BBC, witnesses stated that they saw two…
After the deadly attacks on Friday, killing 21 people in the Radisson Blu Hotel in the center of the capital, Bamako, Mali, the government has declared a 10-day state of emergency. Seven people were also wounded during the attack. President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita declared a three-day mourning period for the…
Unidentified gunmen have killed two Malian soldiers when they attacked a checkpoint of the outskirts of Timbuktu, military sources told Reuters. Another soldier was wounded in the attack on Tuesday. Army spokesman Colonel Souleymane Maiga informed Reuters that “the attack by armed men took place at 3 a.m. this morning…
The Namibian reported today that authorities in Namibia are working quickly to verify if terrorist cells linked to al-Qaeda and its offshoot, al-Shabab, are using the country as a foundation for their terrorist activities. The Namibian discovered that authorities in the country have been monitoring suspected terrorist activities and have…