“Indeed, Allah has bought from the believers their lives and their wealth, because the garden will be theirs, they will fight in the way of Allah and will kill and be killed.” (Qur’an 9:111) “Mogadishu bombing kills five and injures seven,” by Hassan-kafi Mohamed, The National, January 16, 2024 A bomber fleeing police blew himself […]
Somalia: Jihad group murders at least seven people who were drinking tea at Mogadishu restaurant
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has declared “all-out war” against al-Shabaab. Meanwhile, al-Shabaab continues to strike with impunity. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud seems unable to do the slightest thing about it. Kharijites were an early Islamic sect; they rejected both Sunnis and Shia. Muslim authorities today often like to refer to jihadis as Kharijites, so as […]
Somalia: Jihadis open fire at busy cafe, murder five people, injure three others, cops search for motive
“Make ready for them all that you can of force and of warhorses, so that by them you may strike terror in the enemy of Allah and your enemy…” (Qur’an 8:60) The Mogadishu police are picking up that “searching for motive” business from their counterparts in the West. “Five killed, 3 hurt in a shooting […]
Somalia: Muslims murder ten civilians in jihad massacre at private home
“Make ready for them all that you can of force and of warhorses, so that by them you may strike terror in the enemy of Allah and your enemy…” (Qur’an 8:60) “Ten Civilians Killed In Jihadist Attack In Mogadishu,” Agence France Presse, February 21, 2023 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): Al-Shabaab fighters attacked a […]
Somalia: Muslims murder at least 15 people, injure more than 50 in three jihad bombings
U.S. troops are in Somalia, but they could not or did not prevent these attacks. Clearly they aren’t accomplishing anything other than lining the pockets of the military-industrial complex. “Somalia: Al-Shabaab Attacks Key Towns in Somalia, Killing At Least 15 People,” by Mohamed Olad Hassan, Voice of America, January 14, 2023: Washington/Beldeweyn — At least […]
Somalia: Jihadis storm hotel popular with government officials and parliamentarians, murder at least four people
“The al-Qaida-affiliated group that has been trying to overthrow Somalia’s central government for 15 years.” Why? The report doesn’t say. Al-Shabaab wants to establish a caliphate, and believes that violence and terror are the best means to accomplish this. “Somalia: scores dead, injured in latest Mogadishu hotel siege by Al-Shabab militants,” North Africa Post, November […]
Somalia: Two months after president vowed ‘all-out war’ against jihadis, jihadis murder 100 people in twin bombings
The jihadis have ongoing sources of funding from people and groups who believe that they embody true Islam and are doing the work of Allah. “Death toll from Somalia twin bombings climbs to 100,” AFP, October 30, 2022: MOGADISHU: The number of people killed in an attack on Saturday (Oct 29) at a busy intersection […]
Somalia: Muslim murders 15 in jihad suicide attack outside military recruitment office
Al-Shabaab, the report below says, “is still controlling large areas in the southern and central parts of the country.” Now, why is that? If Islam is what we’re constantly told it is in the West, why haven’t the peaceful Muslims decisively rejected this group that is hijacking their religion? “15 killed in Somalia suicide attack, […]
Somalia: Muslims murder 20 people, injure 40 in jihad massacre at hotel
We have simply got to do something about the global surge of Islamophobia. “20 Dead, 40 Wounded as Radical Islamist Gunmen Storm Somali Hotel,” Associated Press, August 20, 2022: Islamic militants have stormed a hotel in Somalia’s capital, engaging in an hours-long exchange of fire with the security forces that left at least 20 people […]
Here’s your insurrection: jihadis hit Somalia’s parliament with mortar fire
This is what an insurrection looks like. Not a guy with viking horns walking around the Capitol. Al-Shabab wants to replace the Somali government with one based on Sharia. “Somalia’s parliament hit by Al-Shabab mortar attack,” AfricaNews, April 18, 2022 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): Terrorist group al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for a mortar […]