Mercy Mwanaisha, a resident of Kilifi County recalls the last time she saw her fifteen-year-old son like it was yesterday. Christopher Bahati, a top student in a school only two miles away from his parent’s home disappeared two months ago after a games tournament. At first, the mother of four was convinced that his teenage... Continue Reading →
Ahmed Iman Ali, the once prolific face of propaganda for the Al Shabaab, is now a marked man. Reports out of Shabelle Somalia suggest that a manhunt is on for the self-exiled Shabaab commander after rumors became rife that he had been sighted near the small town of Hosingow in Southern Somalia. Ahmed Iman Ali... Continue Reading →
Al-Qaeda-linked rebels recently targeted a mostly Christian town in Syria, firing missiles and killing at least 10 people. Al-Masdar News reported, the jihadist rebels launched the attack last week in response to a large-scale build-up of Syrian army troops in northwest Syria. The bombings killed mostly women and children and severely wounded at least 20... Continue Reading →
Alex Ngige was born in 1989 to a family of 4 and was raised in Kayole estate, Nairobi County. He schooled up to class 8 and scored 356 marks out of 500 in his KCPE exams. Coming from a single parent family, his mother couldn't afford school fees for the bright student at the expense... Continue Reading →
Al Shabaab militia group last week imposed a new ban on the locals of Jilib town, a move which has greatly angered the locals. On the weekend of 1st September, the militia banned girls from going to school and threatened parents against allowing their girls to go to school. A local resident who we managed... Continue Reading →
The United Nations (UN) has released a report indicating that Al Shabaab are attacking UN troops on humanitarian missions, stealing food and commodities including medication and water meant for the needy Somalis in the Gedo region. The report further reveals how the militants supply the commodities to retail shops to be sold in the market.... Continue Reading →
Ever since AMISOM troops entered Somalia in a quest to diminish the capabilities of the Al Shabaab militia group, the group has lost most of the territories they previously occupied. The loss of territory has also come with the loss of resources and most of their income-generating activities. The group was struck a major blow... Continue Reading →
Kenya Defence Force security forces have seized a track in it, Al Shabaab defectors attempting to cross the Kenya-Somalia border The track purporting to be transporting hay into Kenya tried to veer off the main route in order to escape police checkpoints but was already on KDF’s radar. The driver is said to have resisted... Continue Reading →
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has strongly condemned the terrorist attack on Mogadishu that was recently claimed by the Al Qaeda allied Al Shabab. The attack on the Somalia capital killed at least six people including two children and injured many more. The Secretary-General, Dr. Yousef A. Al-Othaimeen, has offered his deepest condolences to... Continue Reading →
