The Next Terrorist Threat
ISIS has claimed responsibility for Sunday’s attack at a cathedral in the Philippines that left at least 21 people dead and scores injured. Earlier this […] More
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Hotel Attack in Nairobi Demonstrates Regional Threat Posed by Al-Shabab
Bottom Line Up Front On January 15, Somali terrorist group al-Shabab claimed responsibility for an attack on a hotel frequented by Western civilians in […] More
The United States at War in Somalia
Bottom Line Up Front On December 17, the U.S. reported that it had conducted six airstrikes in Somalia, killing 62 militants from the al-Qaeda-linked […] More
Little to Gloat About
April 2 marked one year since the Somali terrorist group al-Shabaab attacked the Garissa University in Kenya and killed 148 people, galvanizing Kenya to intensify […] More
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Kenya’s Battle with al-Shabaab
One year after the April 2015 attack that left 148 people dead at a university in Garissa, Kenya, a combination of forces is strengthening the […] More
The Role of Private Security
Terrorism has emerged as a global threat to security. We might not be able to fully grasp the complexity of the matter until we look […] More
Somali Islamists confirm U.S. strike, say casualties exaggerated
Al-Shabab has accused the U.S. of exaggerating casualty figures following the air strike on its Raso training camp. Reuter reports that the U.S. claimed that […] More