Al-Shabaab

Pope in Africa will seek to bridge Christian-Muslim faultlines

Pope Francis steps onto African soil for the first time on Wednesday to address the continent's fast...

Nov 24, 2015 11:42 PM EST

Kenya court orders reopening of rights groups' bank accounts

A Kenyan court on Thursday lifted an order to freeze the bank accounts of two Muslim human rights or...

Nov 13, 2015 09:42 AM EST

U.N. asks Kenya to rethink closure of Somali refugee camp

The United Nations refugee agency urged Kenya on Tuesday to reconsider an order to close the teeming...

Apr 14, 2015 09:58 AM EDT

Kenya demands U.N. removes massive Somali refugee camp

Kenya has given the United Nations three months to remove a camp housing more than half a million So...

Apr 12, 2015 07:31 AM EDT

Five arrested in connection with Kenya university attack: CNN

Five people have been arrested in connection with an attack on a Kenyan university that killed at le...

Apr 04, 2015 08:11 AM EDT

On Good Friday, Pope decries persecution of Christians

Pope Francis presided at two Good Friday services, praying for persecuted Christians a day after Isl...

Apr 04, 2015 02:35 AM EDT

Al Shabaab kills at least 147 at Kenyan university; siege ends

Gunmen from the Islamist militant group al Shabaab stormed a university in Kenya and killed at least...

Apr 02, 2015 06:55 PM EDT

British PM Cameron vows to hunt down 'Jihadi John'

British Prime Minister David Cameron vowed on Friday to use all means at his disposal to hunt down m...

Feb 28, 2015 05:48 AM EST

Homeland Security says aware of no credible threat against malls

The U.S. Homeland Security Department said on Sunday it was not aware of any specific plot against U...

Feb 23, 2015 06:52 AM EST

Homeland security chief worried about al Shabaab mall threat

The U.S. homeland security chief said on Sunday he takes seriously a threat made by Somali-based Isl...

Feb 22, 2015 09:54 AM EST

Trial Of Kenya Westgate Mall 3-Day Siege & Deadly Terror Attack Begins In Nairobi (Video)

The trial began Wednesday of four men charged in connection with the deadly assault and three-day si...

Jan 15, 2014 01:50 PM EST

Somali Strike: Suspected Drone Kills 2 Al-Shabaab Terrorists In Africa; U.S. Declines Comment

A suspected U.S. drone strike reportedly killed at least two Islamist al-Shabaab terrorists who were...

Oct 28, 2013 03:44 PM EDT

U.S. Military Raids: Special Forces Conduct 2 Major Counter-terrorism Operations In Somalia & Libya (Video)

The Pentagon confirmed on Saturday night that U.S. special forces captured alive Nazih Abdul-Hamed-a...

Oct 07, 2013 11:46 AM EDT

'White Widow:' Interpol Launches Global Hunt for Suspected Terrorist Samantha Lewthwaite (Video)

Acting upon requests from Kenyan authorities, Interpol (the International Criminal Police Organizat...

Sep 26, 2013 05:09 PM EDT

Kenya Siege: Forensic Hunt Begins In Aftermath of Terror Attack At Nairobi's Westgate Mall (Video)

The investigation into the terrorist attack perpetrated by the Somali Islamist group al-Shabaab over...

Sep 25, 2013 12:35 PM EDT

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