Showing posts with label Kenya. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kenya. Show all posts

Thursday, 15 March 2012

Featured News: African Jihadi Bombs more Sophisticated and more Deadly in 2011

There's a reason so much of the Sharaabtoon has been buzzing about Africa so far this year. Now, the Pentagon's anti-IED (Improvised Explosive Device) has confirmed that al Qaeda-linked groups in their attacks in Somalia (al Shabaab), Nigeria (Boko Haram) and Kenya (probably al Shabaab again) are using more sophisticated devices to kill more people with each explosion.

Nigeria saw a nearly fourfold jump in the number of improvised explosive device incidents last year, while Kenya saw an 86 percent increase, according to the unit.

Read more:

http://news.yahoo.com/somalia-kenya-nigeria-bombings-deadlier-2011-095653687.html;_ylt=AiBjAZgWMsZqSyq5qf7e7c9vaA8F;_ylu=X3oDMTNldWgxdGNxBG1pdAMEcGtnA2QzYzFlZmRkLWUwZDUtMzliNi05YmU1LTU3NjU3MmQxNmIzMgRwb3MDMQRzZWMDbG5fQWZyaWNhX2dhbAR2ZXIDZDljMjAxMDAtNmU5OC0xMWUxLWJlNGItYmEzZjhiNWU0NzRk;_ylv=3

Monday, 12 March 2012

Featured News: al Shabaab bombings in Kenya?

The deadliest attack in Kenya in two years took place this weekend, as hand grenades were used to kill six people in Nairobi. The Kenyan Government has quickly blamed al Shabaab, but al Shabaab has denied responsibility.

If this really was an al Shabaab attack, it may serve as a tragic confirmation of Sharaabtoon's analysis earlier in February: al Shabaab may be seeking to widen its field of jihadi warfare.

Read more:

http://news.yahoo.com/kenya-arrests-four-over-deadly-grenade-attacks-073146371.html;_ylt=AobVXxzTcAKbteWVxNLe.W9vaA8F;_ylu=X3oDMTNlcmk4a25qBG1pdAMEcGtnAzA2NjE4ZjBhLWIwODctM2FiMC04MWVhLTEzNzk3ZTA1ZGQ1NARwb3MDMQRzZWMDbG5fQWZyaWNhX2dhbAR2ZXIDNzdhM2I2NmMtNmM2NS0xMWUxLWJmZmEtZjA1YTczOWE1ZDQ1;_ylv=3