#Al-Shabaab

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Somalia’s President Makes Bold Threat: ‘No U.S. Aid? Get Ready for Terrorist Attacks on American Soil!

#Somalia's @HassanSMohamud threatens #US with #Terroristattack if #aid is cut off, using fear tactics to secure funding. But his claims are built on lies, omitting key facts about #Somaliland's independence & #sovereignty. @realDonaldTrump

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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.

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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.

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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…

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President of Somalia: Trump Must Help Defeat Global Terrorism

@HassanSMohamud urges President @realDonaldTrump to maintain support against #AlShabaab & opposes recognizing #Somaliland's independence, stating, "Al-Shabaab is not a threat to #Somalia only, it's a threat to the world." By @LallyWeymouth

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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…

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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.

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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…

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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.

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In April of 2024, Luai Ahmed asked an interesting question on Twitter.

You protested and turned the world upside down when 30,000+ Palestinians died in the past 7 months. But remained completely silent when:

400,000 Yemenis were killed

500,000+ Sudanese were killed

500,000+ Somalis were killed

5,400,000+ Congolese were killed

etc.

Why?

If this question was put to #jumblr, I'd expect to see a large number of people saying things like "No Jews, no news," and I suspect that's the point Ahmed was hoping to make.

As an exercise in intellectual honesty, I'd like to take this question at face value (AuDHD here) and attempt to answer it.

For the purposes of this post, I'm going to assume Ahmed was asking this question of US campus protesters advocating for BDS policies towards Israel:

To the extent the US is involved in the wars listed in Ahmed's post, the US is, from the majority perspective, aligned with the "good guys."

The only thing the US could really withdraw from Yemen, Somalia, Congo, and Sudan is humanitarian aid and limited protection from religious extremists. Other than isolationists and nationalists, very few Americans support withdrawing aid to refugees in those countries.

For example, the US is not aligned with the armed Houthi aggressors in the Yemeni civil war and does not financially support them. Their slogan is:

God is the Greatest

Death to America

Death to Israel

A Curse Upon the Jews

Victory to Islam

The US is the largest contributor of humanitarian aid in Yemen. There is little, if any, university involvement in the conflict in Yemen. Any increased support for the Saudi Arabia-backed Yemeni government is fraught.

The US is aligned with AMISOM and the UN in Somalia to provide humanitarian aid to civilians and refugees with over a billion dollars aimed at flood, drought, and famine relief. The US has also made many targeted air strikes against groups like of al-Shabaab, Islamic State and the remnants of Al Qaeda. (Unfortunately, these airstrikes have reportedly resulted in at least 21 non-combatant civilian deaths and 11 injuries.)

The US is the largest source of humanitarian aid in Sudan and funds 80% of the World Food Program. It supports neither side in the war and has undertaken specific measures to promote accountability for the actions committed by the two forces, including imposing visa restrictions and levying economic sanctions against leadership. There is nothing which divestment would accomplish other than hastening starvation and depriving people of shelter and medical aid.

In Congo…that’s a mind-boggling catastrophic miscarriage of colonialism and the Cold War the dimensions of which no one can distill into a slogan or policy position. There is probably nothing and no faction in the Congolese war that protests in the US directed at universities or government entities could effectively support or pressure. What would student protestors be calling for the US to do?

So it makes sense to me why US activists would get involved the conflict between Israel and Hamas, but not these other conflicts.

I appreciate Ahmed's determination to fight antisemitism, but I don't think he's making a particularly good point here.

I object to protestors using falsehoods, disinformation, ignorance, Jewish cosplay, or antisemitic tropes in their protesting - but I don't think their protests are fundamentally illegitimate. They might be wrong, they might be foolish, but not in the way Ahmed seems to suggest.

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A marksman with the somali security forces poses with a handmade copy of a sayyad hs.50 snipper captured in a raid on al-shabaab positions