Empowering our Community
WHEN HE FIRST started to believe Shabaab was corrupting the cause that brought him to Somalia, Ibrahim says, “at that time I felt like in my heart I could just sense that something was wrong, but I wasn’t open about it. I didn’t want to talk about it. I was tr... More »
U.S. COUNTERTERRORISM AGENCIES have long been preoccupied with the threat posed by the recruiting successes of the Somali terrorist group al Shabaab in Western countries. The group has managed to lure hundreds of foreign fighters — including some 40 Americans ... More »
Somalia’s government has placed a bounty on the top 11 leaders of the militant Islamist al-Shabab group. Top of the list is its chief Ahmed Diriye with $250,000 (£169,000) offered for information leading to his capture. A list of their names, nicknames and ori... More »