#Al-Shabaab

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The brutal murder of Bariis, an Ethiopian security expert, has brought #AlShabaab's presence in #LasAnod to light. After years of denial, #SSCKhaatumo officials have confirmed the group's involvement. This killing fits a pattern of targeted assassinations by AS's Amniyaat wing, aiming to sow confusion & division. #Somaliland

[theglobeandatlas]

India, Pakistan face new conflict. DRC, Rwanda to sign agreement in DC.

The DRC and Rwanda will sign an agreement in Washington today to promote peace and economic development. The effort is part of a diplomatic push to end violence in eastern DRC. Kenyan President William Ruto pledged to build closer ties with China during his recent diplomatic visit. President Trump said Thursday that Russia would be making a concession toward peace if it agrees not to take over…

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[ntgospel]

Ataque Al-Shabab no Quênia: terrorismo islâmico mata cristãos em vila Bobo

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Ataque Al-Shabab no Quênia: terrorismo islâmico mata cristãos em vila Bobo

Na manhã de terça-feira, 9 de abril de 2024, supostos membros do grupo terrorista Al-Shabab perpetraram um ataque contra a comunidade cristã da vila de Bobo, na região de Hindi, no Quênia. A vila já havia sido alvo de ataques do grupo extremista em 2022.

Posteriormente, no mesmo dia, os militantes bloquearam a rota entre Mpeketoni e Hindi na área de Milihoi, no condado de Lamu, interrompendo o fluxo de tráfego na região. Durante a ação, dois viajantes foram baleados e diversos veículos foram incendiados.

O ataque resultou em uma fatalidade e dois feridos leves. As forças de segurança responderam com prontidão ao incidente, mas não conseguiram capturar os perpetradores. Reforços adicionais foram enviados à região, intensificando as medidas de segurança.

Um sobrevivente cristão do ataque relatou ter sido compelido a recitar a Shahada, uma declaração de fé islâmica, como forma de determinar sua religião. Ao alegar conhecimento limitado da Shahada devido à sua recente conversão ao Islã, ele foi liberado pelos agressores.

O modus operandi do Al-Shabab inclui a utilização da recitação da Shahada como ferramenta para identificar muçulmanos. Indivíduos incapazes de recitá-la com fluência ou que demonstram desconhecimento da mesma são frequentemente considerados cristãos e podem ser vítimas de violência ou até mesmo morte.

Impacto do Ataque

O ataque gerou um clima de medo e insegurança entre os habitantes da região, especialmente entre a comunidade cristã. O crescimento da igreja local foi prejudicado, e a economia da região também sofreu um impacto negativo, com o receio da população em utilizar as estradas devido à presença do Al-Shabab.

Chamado à Ação

Segundo o Gospel Prime, organizações cristãs estão mobilizando seus membros para interceder em oração pela segurança da região e pelo fim da perseguição aos cristãos em Lamu. Um apelo é feito para que pessoas de todo o mundo se unam em oração contra o terrorismo e a persecução religiosa em Lamu.

[youthchronical]

Where terror strikes most: Top 10 most affected countries in 2024

Burkina Faso remained the most affected country by terrorism for the second consecutive year, despite a 21% reduction in deaths. Extremist groups such as Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimeen (JNIM) continued attacks, particularly in the Centre-Nord region, where the deadliest assault killed over 200 people. (Source: AI generated image) Source link

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https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/explosion-goes-off-beach-somali-capital-prime-minister-says-2024-08-02/

MOGADISHU, Aug 3 (Reuters) - At least 32 civilians were killed and 63 injured in an explosion on a popular beach in the Somali capital Mogadishu late on Friday evening, police said, an attack blamed by Somali state media on the militant Islamist group al Shabaab.

It was the deadliest attack in the Horn of Africa country since twin car bombs detonated near a busy market intersection in October 2022, killing at least 100 people and wounding 300 others.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility by the al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab, which has claimed similar attacks in the past, including the car bomb attack in 2022.

Police spokesperson Abdifatah Aden gave the death toll in Friday evening's explosion at a beach restaurant.

In addition to the civilians killed, Aden said that one of the attackers had blown himself up while three others had been killed by security forces. One attacker was captured alive while one soldier was killed during the assault.

State news agency SONNA had earlier said five al Shabaab attackers had been killed by security forces while a sixth had blown himself up during the assault.

Hassan Farah, a survivor, described the shock as the explosion shattered a peaceful evening.

"I was in the restaurant sipping coffee and having a good chat with friends when I saw a big man running, in a second there was something like lightening and a huge blast," he told Reuters.

"We were covered with smoke. Inside and outside the restaurant many people were lying on the floor while others were bleeding and crying."

Videos posted on X showed bodies lying on the beach in the dark, and people running to safety.

Al Shabaab controlled a vast area of Somalia before being pushed back in government counteroffensives since 2022. However, the militants remain capable of launching significant attacks on government, commercial, and military targets.

"The fact that the terrorist attack coincides with this night when the beach is the most congested shows the hostility of the terrorists to the Somali people," former Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire said on his X account.

[dr-amer]

تغير المناخ والصراع في القرن الأفريقي - دراسة حالة الصومال

تغير المناخ والصراع في القرن الأفريقي – دراسة حالة الصومال   تغير المناخ والصراع في القرن الأفريقي – دراسة حالة الصومال المؤلف: شيماء محي الدين كلية الدراسات الأفريقية العليا، جامعة القاهرة المستخلص: تعتبر التغيرات المناخية من القضايا ذات الأولوية على الأجندة الدولية في الآونة الأخيرة، حيث تحظى باهتمام كبير سواء من جانب الدول أو من جانب الباحثين ليس فقط في العلوم السياسية وإنما في مختلف الميادين…

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تغير المناخ والصراع في القرن الأفريقي - دراسة حالة الصومال

تغير المناخ والصراع في القرن الأفريقي – دراسة حالة الصومال   تغير المناخ والصراع في القرن الأفريقي – دراسة حالة الصومال المؤلف: شيماء محي الدين كلية الدراسات الأفريقية العليا، جامعة القاهرة المستخلص: تعتبر التغيرات المناخية من القضايا ذات الأولوية على الأجندة الدولية في الآونة الأخيرة، حيث تحظى باهتمام كبير سواء من جانب الدول أو من جانب الباحثين ليس فقط في العلوم السياسية وإنما في مختلف الميادين…

[ntgospel]

Missionária Heidi Baker pede oração diante de ataques terroristas em Moçambique

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Missionária Heidi Baker pede oração diante de ataques terroristas em Moçambique

A missionária Heidi Baker, fundadora da missão Iris Global, lançou um apelo urgente à comunidade cristã global para interceder pelos cristãos em Moçambique, que estão enfrentando uma onda de ataques perpetrados pelo grupo islâmico Al-Shabaab.

Na província de Cabo Delgado, nos últimos dias, 14 igrejas foram alvo de incêndios criminosos, pastores foram mortos, e outros líderes cristãos estão desaparecidos, conforme relato da própria missão Iris Global. A situação tem se deteriorado, e o Al-Shabaab declarou explicitamente que seu alvo são os cristãos na região.

O evangelista local Antonio, que está atuando no campo missionário em Moçambique, compartilhou detalhes angustiantes sobre a situação durante um vídeo publicado nas redes sociais ao lado de Heidi Baker. Antonio relatou que além dos ataques a igrejas, há uma perseguição direta aos cristãos, e alguns membros de sua própria família tiveram que fugir para se esconder no mato, ficando sem alimentação por dias.

Heidi Baker e Antonio apelam por orações fervorosas de cristãos ao redor do mundo. Antonio destacou a importância de permanecer firme na fé durante tempos difíceis e pediu solidariedade em oração pela Igreja em Moçambique.

“Como você consegue ficar firme em um tempo difícil como esse? Quando você ouve que sua família em Cristo que você ama está sendo perseguida todos os dias pelo Al-Shabaab. Continue orando por eles”, solicitou Antonio.

Ataques Desumanos

Os ataques e a perseguição em Moçambique têm sido motivo de grande preocupação para organizações de direitos humanos e grupos cristãos. Desde 9 de fevereiro, aldeias e igrejas foram alvos de extremistas ligados ao Estado Islâmico, resultando em um número ainda desconhecido de mortos e feridos. A população local tem enfrentado violência extrema, levando muitas pessoas a fugirem de suas casas e a se tornarem deslocadas.

O pastor local Mario Artur, ao relatar a situação, enfatizou que os cristãos em Moçambique estão sendo alvos frequentes de perseguições, violência, mortes e destruição de igrejas e casas. A situação é uma realidade dolorosa, e a Igreja global é convocada a se unir em oração para enfrentar esse desafio.

Segundo o guiame, Moçambique já ocupa a 39ª posição na Lista Mundial da Perseguição 2024 da Portas Abertas, que classifica os países onde é mais difícil ser cristão. A situação atual destaca a urgência de atenção e intercessão, não apenas para preservar a vida dos cristãos, mas também para promover a liberdade religiosa e a paz na região afetada.

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This is the answer to why the news every so often notes US drone strikes in Somalia, incidentally:

If people really gave a shit as to why the US does periodic drone strikes into Somalia they could easily find it, but they don't because that would require treating African events as things that matter for themselves. And to most of today's TikTok radicals they would sooner die than admit that their obsession with Palestine instead of UHC or free college is just a trend, and that there is, in fact, no actual concern with the events of this part of the world Al-Shabaab itself is the last trace of the decades of anarchy in Somalia, the local Al-Qaeda spinoff....and those US drone strikes are used to help a reviving state with a still-fragile army do what the state itself cannot, entirely, on its own and is perfectly willing to ask the US taxpayer and US missiles to do for it so it doesn't have to try.

[somalilandcurrentnews]

Somalia’s Liberated Areas: A Call for Internationally -Mobilized Stabilization Fund

Over the last month or so, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (HSM) has been leading the fight against Al-Shabab from the frontlines as the first-round offensive against the terrorists is nearing its completion. With the second-round offensive that will shift the battle to the southern regions of Jubaland and South-West State now on the horizon, attention is turning to the stabilization of large…

[nicoloschira]

Now it’s official! Yannick Carrasco to Al-Shabab from Atletico Madrid for €15M. Contract until 2026. No surprise here and confirmed since the last August 29!

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On January 15, 2019, lone SAS operator Christian Craighead enters the Dusit Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya, in respond to a terrorist attack. This famous photograph was seen on social media and major news outlets around the world.

Off-duty at the time, Craighead wore his combat gear over jeans and shirt when he entered the complex alone. He was able escort civilians to safety, then went back inside the hotel where he shot and killed two of the four al-Shabaab gunmen.

(Photo courtesy of AFP/Getty Images)

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MOGADISHU, July 13 (Xinhua) -- Four people, including three Somali security officers, were killed in heavy fighting between al-Shabaab militants and regional forces after militants captured a military base in southern Somalia.

Al-Shabaab fighters took over the Gariley military base in Jubaland State, which was recently handed over by the Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) as part of the drawdown of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) troops.

Ibrahim Guled Aden, governor of El Wak District in the southern region of Gedo, confirmed that several people were injured in the fighting that finally led to the fall of the base into al-Shabaab control.

"Al-Shabaab fighters attacked our forces at Geriley base and captured it. They are in full control after defeating our forces who were in a small number, but we are working on plans to retake control of the base," Aden said.

The Geriley military base, which is located about 12 kilometers from the border with Kenya, was handed over to the Somali security forces on June 29.

Last week, Mohamud Sayid Aden, deputy president of Jubaland State, expressed concern over the ATMIS drawdown in the region, describing it as a hurried plan.

ATMIS withdrew 2,000 troops by June 30, and another 3,000 is expected to be withdrawn in September in compliance with the United Nations Security Council Resolutions 2628 and 2670, which mandates ATMIS to also hand over security responsibilities in agreed areas to Somali security forces.

[saxafimedianetwork]

#Somalia’s "emergency national dialogue" lacks urgency. Despite #AlShabaab’s growing threat, @TheVillaSomalia reverts to unilateralism, relying on #Türkiye’s pledged troops instead of genuine reconciliation. @HassanSMohamud's last chance to salvage his legacy? A coordinated offensive & political compromise—unlikely without bold concessions.

[darkeagleruins]

US Government funding way more terrorist organizations than we originally thought

Rep Tim Burchett ““Can you name other instances of foreign aid going to terrorist organizations?”

“We have

- Assisted Al Shabaab in Somalia

- There's been instances of the Hamza network in Sudan

- Hamas, [Palestinian] Islamic Jihad - Hezbollah

- Kata'ib Hezbollah

- Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham in Syria

- DOZENS of terror organizations have received indirect assistance from U.S. foreign Aid

- $40 million weekly in cash to the Taliban is also mentioned at the beginning of this clip