http://www.mail.com/organizations/540406-al-shabaab.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/organizations/540406-al-shabaab.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2107618-attack-casts-spotlight-radical-preachers.html LONDON (AP) — The slaying of a British soldier in southeast London cast a spotlight on radical preachers that influenced Michael Adebolajo, the attacker seen in videos with bloody hands holding a butcher knife. It also raised questions about the reach of the terrorist group al-Shabab, after a British government official said one of the two men tried to go to Somalia to train... Fri, 24 May 2013 13:02:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2107618-attack-casts-spotlight-radical-preachers.html 2013-05-24T13:02:59Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2104722-muslim-hard-liners-suspect-london-attack.html LONDON (AP) — A man seen with bloody hands wielding a butcher knife after the killing of a British soldier on the streets of London was described as a convert to Islam who took part in demonstrations with a banned radical group, two Muslim hard-liners said Thursday. Police raided houses in connection with the brazen slaying of the off-duty soldier, identi... Thu, 23 May 2013 21:57:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2104722-muslim-hard-liners-suspect-london-attack.html 2013-05-23T21:57:37Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2105498-violence-somalia-scares-investors-aid-workers.html MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A spate of attacks by Islamic insurgents in Somalia's capital is forcing investors, businessmen and aid workers to have second thoughts about expanding operations in Mogadishu. African Union and Somali troops pushed al-Shabab insurgents out of the capital in August 2011, fostering a relatively secure peace that Mogadishu hasn't s... Thu, 23 May 2013 15:38:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2105498-violence-somalia-scares-investors-aid-workers.html 2013-05-23T15:38:36Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2096022-kenya-police-kill-terror-couple.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Police shot dead a couple suspected to be terrorists after they threw four grenades, wounding five officers in an overnight stand-off, a police official said Sunday. Following a tip, investigators raided the apartment where the couple was staying in the Githurai Kimbo area on the outskirts of Nairobi Saturday evening and ordered them... Sun, 19 May 2013 12:20:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2096022-kenya-police-kill-terror-couple.html 2013-05-19T12:20:56Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2090784-2-minnesota-women-sentenced-somali-terror-case.html MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two Minnesota women convicted of conspiring to send money to al-Shabab in Somalia were given prison sentences in federal court Thursday, ending a week of punishments tied to long-running investigations into recruiting and financing for the terrorist group. Amina Farah Ali, 36, was sentenced to 20 years in prison on 13 terrorism-related ... Fri, 17 May 2013 02:18:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2090784-2-minnesota-women-sentenced-somali-terror-case.html 2013-05-17T02:18:41Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2090624-mystical-branch-islam-resurgence-somalia.html MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Hundreds of sweating Sufis chant and sway as the lead sheik moves into the middle of a circle of worshippers and bursts into a chant louder than anyone else's Sufism, a mystical branch of Islam, is having a major comeback since al-Shabab, an armed militant Islamic group, was pushed out of Somalia's capital in August 2011. The Sun... Thu, 16 May 2013 15:31:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2090624-mystical-branch-islam-resurgence-somalia.html 2013-05-16T15:31:31Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2085674-sentences-continue-minn-somali-terror-case.html MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two men who left Minnesota to join al-Shabab in Somalia were sentenced Tuesday to three years in federal prison, while a man they characterized as a local leader in efforts to recruit them to the terrorist group was sentenced to 12 years. They were among six men sentenced this week for their roles in the government's long-running invest... Wed, 15 May 2013 02:01:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2085674-sentences-continue-minn-somali-terror-case.html 2013-05-15T02:01:33Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2068002-intl-donors-pledge-300-million-plus-somalia.html LONDON (AP) — International donors heeded warnings about the need for increased support for Somalia by pledging more than $300 million Tuesday toward bolstering security, justice and financial institutions in the conflict-scarred east African nation. Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and British Prime Minister David Cameron co-hosted a one-day confer... Tue, 07 May 2013 19:17:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2068002-intl-donors-pledge-300-million-plus-somalia.html 2013-05-07T19:17:59Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2050854-correction-somalia-famine-deaths-story.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — In a story April 29 about a report estimating the number of Somalis who died in the country's 2011 famine, The Associated Press erroneously reported that about half of the 260,000 victims were age 5 and under. Instead, half of the victims were under the age of 5. A corrected version of the story is below: APNewsBreak: Report: 260,000... Mon, 06 May 2013 17:19:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2050854-correction-somalia-famine-deaths-story.html 2013-05-06T17:19:44Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2065940-kenyan-court-sentences-2-iranians-to-life-jail.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A Kenyan court on Monday sentenced two Iranian nationals convicted of plotting attacks against Western targets to life in prison. Ahmad Abolfathi Mohammad and Sayed Mansour Mousavi were arrested in June 2012 and led officials to a 15-kilogram (33-pound) stash of the explosive RDX. Officials in Kenya say the two suspects may have been... Mon, 06 May 2013 13:47:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2065940-kenyan-court-sentences-2-iranians-to-life-jail.html 2013-05-06T13:47:34Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2063988-car-bomber-kills-7-somali-capital.html MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Seven people were killed Sunday morning when a suicide bomber attempted to ram a car laden with explosives into a military convoy escorting a four-member Qatari delegation. Gen. Garad Nor Abdulle, a senior police official said the members of the Qatari delegation who were being escorted in the interior minister's convoy were unha... Sun, 05 May 2013 20:46:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2063988-car-bomber-kills-7-somali-capital.html 2013-05-05T20:46:04Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2058350-off-charts-133k-somalia-famine-child-deaths.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A decision by extremist Islamic militants to ban delivery of food aid and a "normalization of crisis" that numbed international donors to unfolding disaster made south-central Somalia the most dangerous place in the world to be a child in 2011. The first in-depth study of famine deaths in Somalia in 2011 was released Thursday, and it... Thu, 02 May 2013 15:58:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2058350-off-charts-133k-somalia-famine-child-deaths.html 2013-05-02T15:58:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2058116-kenya-court-2-iranians-guilty-terror-plot.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Two Iranian nationals, whom officials accused of planning to attack Western targets inside Kenya, were found guilty Thursday by a Kenyan court of terror-related charges. Officials in Kenya say the two suspects may have been planning attacks on Israeli, American, British or Saudi Arabian interests in Kenya. Magistrate Kaire Waweru Kia... Thu, 02 May 2013 13:18:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2058116-kenya-court-2-iranians-guilty-terror-plot.html 2013-05-02T13:18:08Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2046294-american-jihadi-somalia-tweets-kill-attempt.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A most-wanted American jihadi in Somalia said Friday that the leader of Islamic extremist rebels in Somali was starting a civil war, just hours after an assassination attempt left the Alabama native with a neck wound. Omar Hammami posted on Twitter about what he labeled an assassination attempt late Thursday as he was sitting in a te... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:15:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2046294-american-jihadi-somalia-tweets-kill-attempt.html 2013-04-26T16:15:20Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2043868-push-polio-vaccines-somalia.html MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Two dozen babies sat on the laps of their mothers, who dressed in a rainbow of headscarves at the Medina Maternal Child Health Center. They are among Somalia's luckiest — the first to receive a new vaccine that protects against five dangerous diseases. With more regions of Somalia, including the capital Mogadishu, at peace for th... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:47:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2043868-push-polio-vaccines-somalia.html 2013-04-25T15:47:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2030712-9-killed-gunman-kenya-somali-border.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A police chief says that a masked gunman believed to be a member of an al-Qaida-linked Somalia militant group stormed a hotel in a Kenyan city near the border with Somalia and opened fire with an assault rifle, killing nine people. Vitalis Okumu said Friday that the Thursday night attack could have been in retaliation for military ac... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:34:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2030712-9-killed-gunman-kenya-somali-border.html 2013-04-19T10:34:22Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2025310-islamic-radicals-retreat-young-somalis-elope.html WALAWEYN, Somalia (AP) — Outside a dilapidated two-story building, Abdi Ali says goodbye to his veiled girlfriend Anisa and they take two separate streets to avoid attention. Soon they're aboard a minibus heading outside Mogadishu, pretending they don't know each other. After more than two hours of travel, they arrive at Walaweyn, a run-down town 90 kilom... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:19:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2025310-islamic-radicals-retreat-young-somalis-elope.html 2013-04-17T12:19:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2020020-somalia-leader-foreigners-aided-attack-court.html MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia's prime minister said Monday that several experienced foreign fighters took part in the most serious Islamic extremist attack on Mogadishu in years, while other officials indicated the explosive devices were more advanced than normal, a possible indication of greater involvement by al-Qaida. Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shir... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:19:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2020020-somalia-leader-foreigners-aided-attack-court.html 2013-04-15T19:19:16Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2018388-16-killed-attack-somali-supreme-court.html MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A barrage of bullets and two car bomb blasts rattled Mogadishu on Sunday when nine al-Shabab Islamic extremists stormed Somalia's main court complex, officials said, in a two-hour attack that shows the country's most dangerous militant group may be down but not defeated. A preliminary death toll stood at 16, including all nine at... Sun, 14 Apr 2013 17:21:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2018388-16-killed-attack-somali-supreme-court.html 2013-04-14T17:21:12Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2017056-imf-recognizes-somalia-22-years-chaos.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The International Monetary Fund announced Friday that it is recognizing Somalia's new government after a 22-year break in relations with the once-chaotic country, part of a general push by the United States, United Nations and the West toward encouraging rehabilitation there. The U.S. formally recognized the African nation's new governme... Sat, 13 Apr 2013 02:16:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2017056-imf-recognizes-somalia-22-years-chaos.html 2013-04-13T02:16:42Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2015882-us-team-using-twitter-facebook-to-fight-militants.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The U.S. official who oversees American efforts to counter al-Qaida and other militants in the online battlefield keeps a quote on his desk from a "Most Wanted" jihadi from America's South. The Alabama native wrote that "the war of narratives has become even more important than the war of navies, napalm and knives." "I keep that on m... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:55:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2015882-us-team-using-twitter-facebook-to-fight-militants.html 2013-04-12T16:55:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2008370-somalia-president-admits-rapes-security-forces.html MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — After months of denial, Somalia's government has for the first time acknowledged that its security forces were involved in rape cases that drew an international outcry by human rights groups. Army commanders often denied accusations that soldiers were involved in a spate of rapes, blaming the crimes on the Islamic extremist rebel... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 16:49:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2008370-somalia-president-admits-rapes-security-forces.html 2013-04-09T16:49:02Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2006342-us-clears-way-to-arm-train-somali-forces.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama cleared the way Monday for the U.S. to arm and train Somali forces, taking a step toward normal relations with the East African nation as it works to build confidence in its newly recognized government. In a memo to Secretary of State John Kerry, Obama said he has determined that supplying defense equipment and ser... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 22:12:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2006342-us-clears-way-to-arm-train-somali-forces.html 2013-04-08T22:12:50Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2005282-mogadishu-festival-helps-move-sounds-war.html MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Fueled by the high-volume music and fast-talking rappers, the Somali crowd danced, shouted and sang. Mogadishu's first music festival in decades acted as another step in moving past a city soundscape once filled with gunfire and mortar shells. The Reconciliation Music Festival was organized by a Somali rap group who moved oversea... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:06:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2005282-mogadishu-festival-helps-move-sounds-war.html 2013-04-08T14:06:56Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1969956-will-5m-bring-tweeting-rapping-us-jihadi.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Will the allure of a $5 million reward be the downfall of a tweeting, rapping American jihadi who once fought alongside the Somali militant group al-Shabab but now denounces their methods and motivations in online feuds? A U.S. State Department official who specializes in Somalia said Thursday that the new $5 million reward offered f... Thu, 21 Mar 2013 15:16:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1969956-will-5m-bring-tweeting-rapping-us-jihadi.html 2013-03-21T15:16:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1969772-somali-rebels-stone-to-death-man-sexual.html MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A militant official and a Somali resident say al-Shabab fighters have stoned to death a man for carrying out a homosexual sex act. The resident, Yusuf Abdi, said the group buried a blindfolded man to his waist last Friday and threw stones at him until he died. An al-Shabab official said one of its judges sentenced the man to deat... Thu, 21 Mar 2013 13:23:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1969772-somali-rebels-stone-to-death-man-sexual.html 2013-03-21T13:23:02Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1967212-string-attacks-somali-capital-slows-progress.html MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Isaq Ahmed lifted his head from his hands, his eyes clouded with tears, as he looked at the crowd gathered near the twisted wreckage from a car bomb blast that ripped open buildings and killed at least seven people in Somalia's capital this week. As smoke filled the air, the 30-year-old car washer recalled another suicide blast t... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:06:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1967212-string-attacks-somali-capital-slows-progress.html 2013-03-20T17:06:54Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1962032-car-bomb-explodes-bus-mogadishu-7-dead.html MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — An explosives-laden car that apparently was targeting a truck full of Somali government officials instead hit a civilian car and exploded, setting a nearby mini-bus on fire and killing at least seven people Monday, police and witnesses said. Flames and smoke rose over the explosion as emergency vehicles drove to the scene. The bl... Mon, 18 Mar 2013 12:04:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1962032-car-bomb-explodes-bus-mogadishu-7-dead.html 2013-03-18T12:04:08Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1905290-7-killed-mosque-attack-kenyas-east.html GARISSA, Kenya (AP) — Gunmen armed with AK-47 rifles opened fire at a mosque in Kenya's east, killing seven people, an official said Thursday, in an attack less than two weeks before Kenya's national presidential vote. The victims include five men who were shot inside the mosque while praying at dawn, said Garissa County Commissioner Maalim Mohamed. Two w... Thu, 21 Feb 2013 12:19:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1905290-7-killed-mosque-attack-kenyas-east.html 2013-02-21T12:19:16Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1900474-minnesota-congressman-arrives-mogadishu.html MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A U.S. congressman visited Somalia's capital on Tuesday, the first visit in years by a member of Congress to what until recently was considered one of the world's most dangerous cities. Keith Ellison, a Democrat from Minnesota, said his visit to Mogadishu fulfilled a request from his constituents with ties to Somalia. Minnesota h... Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:30:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1900474-minnesota-congressman-arrives-mogadishu.html 2013-02-19T19:30:59Z