Drone crash: Technical glitch, or Shot down? #Somalia

Unverified news reports emerged  earlier that a possible unmanned United states drone crashed in Somalia’s Southern region of the lower shabelle. Regional governor Abdul qadir Mohammed nur speaking to VOA Somali service confirmed the crash, and speculated that it was downed by the militants. AlShabab have also already confirmed on their official twitter account that they…

man speaks out against his portrayal in the press as #alShabaab’s leader Ahmed Godane

For years now, whenever a Somali news article’s subject was sheikh Mukhtar abu zubeyr AKA Ahmed Abdi Godane , a picture of thin middle aged Somali man, wearing a pair photo-chromic glasses with sparse facial hair looking into the distance is attached, the purported picture, as that of the leader of one of Al Qaeda’s…

For Immediate Release: “Harakat Al-Shabaab Al Mujahideen Not Responsible for Kenya Turbulence”

(note: links and blog contents are for research and educational purposes only, links are not to endorse sites or contents) بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم For Immediate Release Harakat Al-Shabaab Al Mujahideen Not Responsible for Kenya Turbulence Mogadishu (12/03/2012) – Contrary to the specious allegations of the Kenyan government, Harakat Al-Shabaab Al Mujahideen bears no responsibility whatsoever…