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Al-Shabaab declares jihad against Kenya (again)

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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

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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 […]

The ongoing trafficking of homosexual sex slaves from Africa to the Middle East

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It probably comes as no surprise to Jihad Watch’s regular readers that certain countries in the Middle East continue to traffic in slaves from Africa, with the authorities either indifferent or as willing accomplices. While we’ve written on this before, there’s now a novel twist. According to a recent media report, homosexual men in Kenya […]

Somali jihadist: Kenya-Israel defense cooperation aimed at “destroying Muslim people and their religion”

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Of course, none of this has anything to do with how al-Shabaab has been behaving. They were just going along, minding their business, waging jihad to impose Sharia while linking up with al-Qaeda and abducting aid workers from Kenya, and someone so rudely decided to resist. Someone they can’t starve into submission. “Somali militant bashes […]

Kenya: Muslims murder two in grenade attack at church

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See? Muslims are the new Jews, and those who resist jihad are just like Nazis. You remember all those Jewish grenade attacks on German churches in the 1930s, don’t you? The attempt to portray Muslims as innocent victims of bigotry and hatred depends upon popular ignorance of the extent of Islamic jihad activity. That’s why […]

Al-Shabaab warns Kenya of “endless war”

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That’s pretty much the plan anyway, isn’t it? Until worship is for Allah alone (Qur’an 2:193, 8:39)? An update on this story. “Somali rebels say will subject Kenya to ‘endless war’,” from Agence France-Presse, November 4: Somalia’s Shebab rebels said Thursday they were building defences that would plunge Kenyan forces battling them into an “endless […]

Kenya: Al-Shabaab receiving airdrops of weapons

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Suspicion has fallen on Eritrea. It would not be the first time Eritrea has been accused of supporting the Somali jihadists, even provoking U.N. sanctions. “Kenya claims Somali rebels receive third weapons airdrop,” from Agence France-Presse, November 2: Kenya said Wednesday that Somali Islamist rebels had received a third planeload of armaments, as its forces […]

Al-Shabaab bars Somalis from fleeing Kenyan strikes, orders them “to stay and die at the hands of Christian Kenya, to dwell in paradise”

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Perhaps seeking human shields, and the propaganda potential of elevated civilian casualties, the cowards of al-Shabaab have made themselves the arbiters of other people’s “martyrdom.” “Somalis brace for Kenyan air assault,” by Abdi Sheikh and Sahra Abdi for the Associated Press, November 2: MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somalia braced for Kenyan air attacks on Wednesday and […]

Report: Al-Shabaab jihadists contact Kenyan government about negotiations

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Covering their bases: in the midst of their saber-rattling about spectacular attacks inside Kenya, they are also trying to make arrangements for a hudna. “Official: Al-Shabaab leaders contact Kenyan government to negotiate,” by David McKenzie for CNN, October 27: Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) — Conflicting accounts emerged Thursday over whether the extremist group Al-Shabaab has signaled […]

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