Jihad causes poverty, sometimes deliberately: for a totalitarian regime, controlling who eats and who does not eat is a morbidly effective means of controlling a population. “Somali rebels kill local aid worker,” by Abdi Sheikh and Feisal Omar for Reuters, January 13 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somali Islamist militants have […]
Jihad against spell-check from Kenya: “The Muslim lands will once again rule with Shari’ah and your kufr democracy will be dumped in the seewage”
Just days ago, we noted how consistent and formulaic jihadist rhetoric is from place to place, almost to the point where one could program a Jihadist Hate Screed Generator and kick back with a cup of tea while giving a hearty takbir or three that there’s an app for that. Choose your language, select your […]
Somalia: Americans rise in rank inside al-Shabaab
“The Americans’ suicide attacks and speeches are meant to attract other Americans.” As this report notes, sometimes they “attract” a different set of Americans than they intended, like Navy SEALs who are interested in finding them before they export their new-found expertise back home. “Americans Rise in Rank Inside Somalia Jihadi Group,” by Jennie Olson […]
Al-Shabaab declares jihad against Kenya (again)
It’s been done. Al-Shabaab’s appropriately named spokesman, Sheikh Rage, threatened in October that the jihadists would destroy Kenya’s skyscrapers and tourism industry. “Al-Shabaab propaganda video declares Jihad against Kenya,” by Patrick Mayoyo for The Nation, January 9 (thanks to Zulu): Al-Shabaab has released a propaganda video declaring war against Kenya. The video was released by […]
Kenya says it thwarted al-Shabaab/al-Qaeda attacks on Christmas and New Year’s
The worst thing Somalia’s al-Shabaab can threaten Kenya with is to turn Kenya into Somalia. Jihad causes poverty. “Kenya forces say they thwarted holiday terror plot,” by Tom Odula for the Associated Press, January 7: NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) “” Kenyan authorities said Saturday that they had thwarted attempted attacks by an al-Qaida-linked Somali militant group […]
Kenya: Christians increasingly targeted by Somali Muslims
How not to return the favor for being given refuge: trying to turn your host country into Somalia. “Attacks on African Christians surging,” by Michael Carl for World Net Daily, December 20 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): Attacks on Christians are surging in Kenya, and analysts say Islamic radicals are putting a bull’s-eye on […]
Somalia: Al-Shabaab reportedly plans to re-brand itself as Imaarah Islamiya, “The Islamic Authority”
The old name meant “The Youth,” in the most common translation in the American media. Now, they’re going for the image of a more mature bloodthirsty, paranoid jihadist thug. “Al-Shabaab terrorists change name which means ‘lads’ because its leaders are all getting old,” by Dan Newling for the Daily Mail, December 6: Somalia’s Al-Shabaab terrorist […]
San Diego: Somali refugee pleads guilty to helping funnel jihadists from Minnesota to al-Shabaab
Nothing says “gratitude” for refugee status like turning around and helping the main reason Somalia is hemorrhaging refugees. “Somali refugee acknowledges aiding terror group,” from the Associated Press, December 1 (thanks to Kenneth): A Somali refugee living in San Diego pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to aiding four men who left Minnesota to join […]
Somalia: Aid agencies banned on charges of “misappropriating funds, collecting data, and promoting secularism, immorality and the ‘degrading values of democracy in an Islamic country'”
People will die, and al-Shabaab does not care. Controlling the flow of aid allows them to starve out resistance. The charge of “misappropriating funds” is particularly curious. It’s certainly not al-Shabaab’s money that groups like UNICEF and the World Health Organization were spending, but clearly, al-Shabaab has made it their business to mind the business […]
Al-Shabaab vows to defeat “black colonialist” Ethiopians
Ethiopian and Kenyan self-defense are colonialism, but al-Shabaab’s religious and cultural imperialism are A-OK, of course. In addition to its intention of imposing Sharia, the group has shown impulses like those of Sudan’s Bashir toward the Arabization of Somalia. Those measures have included banning the teaching of English in schools in favor of Arabic, and […]