Why are so many jihad groups in Africa more powerful than the national armies that ostensibly oppose them? Who finances and equips the jihadis? “Al-Qaeda Affiliate Al-Shabab Claims Capturing Two Towns In Southern Somalia, Reclaiming Control Of Town In Central Somalia After 12 Years,” MEMRI, July 28, 2025.
China arms Houthis, Houthis make pact with Al-Shabab that threatens Red Sea shipping
The Red Sea is a critically important route for companies that are shipping goods from Asia to Europe. It accounts for about “15% of total global sea trade.” The Houthis have been disrupting those shipping routes since early 2024, thus affecting the price of goods, which are now costing more to ship and are taking longer to […]
Kenya: Jihadists Target Majority-Christian Country
This month marks the ten-year anniversary of when Islamic terrorists stormed the Garissa University College in Kenya, murdering 148 Christian students and injuring at least 79. On April 2, 2015, gunmen took over 700 students hostage at the university campus. According to the witnesses, the terrorists asked the victims about their religion and segregated the […]
Somalia: Islamic jihadis say they have captured town following ‘large-scale’ jihad attacks, seized spoils of war
And here once again, the national government’s forces were either unable or unwilling to stop them. “Al-Qaeda Affiliate Al-Shabab Claims Capturing Town In Southern Somalia Following ‘Large-Scale Attacks,’ Reports Casualties, Captives, Seized Spoils,” MEMRI, April 16, 2025.
Muslim leader: ‘I call on Muslims to wage jihad against the enemies of Allah’ to liberate Somalia from ‘Crusaders’
I’ll bet you didn’t know there were any Crusaders in Somalia. And of course there aren’t. But when rousing Muslims to wage jihad, jihadis often claim that a religious war is being waged against Islam and Allah. Yet such a war exists only in the jihadis’ imagination; the West certainly isn’t fighting it. “Senior Al-Shabab […]
Somali president offers U.S. control over key ports and airbases
Somalia is on the verge of being overrun by the jihadist group al-Shabaab, which is “rapidly securing terrain,” “closing in” on Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, and seizing key locations. Al-Shabaab’s goal is the same as that of every jihadist operation: regional domination, but jihad expansion has no boundaries. Now comes news of an offer from Somalia […]
Kenya: Muslims storm police camp, open fire on officers, killing six people
Once again, the central government seems powerless to prevent this kind of thing from happening, despite its repeated assurances. “6 killed in suspected Al-Shabaab attack on police camp in Kenya,” by Andrew Wasike, Anadolu Agency, March 23, 2025 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): Six police officers have been killed in an attack by suspected […]
Somalia: Officials meet in hotel to discuss strategy against jihadis, jihadis besiege hotel, murder seven people
Once again it appears as if the jihadis are stronger than government forces. Who is funding them? Who is arming them? We are. CNN reported in 2018: “The murderous al Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab is making millions of dollars each year by exploiting foreign aid money sent to Somalia by the very western nations who are […]
Minneapolis: Muslim migrant drove around with ISIS flag, posted jihad propaganda on social media
He was just celebrating diversity in his own sweet way. Who are we to interfere? “Minnesota man accused of attempting to join the Islamic State group,” by Ubah Ali, CBS News, February 28, 2025: A Minneapolis man who allegedly expressed admiration for the truck attack in New Orleans that killed 14 people has been accused […]
Puntland is defending its borders against ISIS infiltration from Somalia
Puntland is located in the northeastern part of Somalia. The Puntland State of Somalia was established as a federal state in 1998. The main religion of Puntland is Islam: Islam shall be the only religion of Puntland State of Somalia. No any other religion can be propagated in Puntland State, while the Islamic Religion and […]