Islamist Terror Group Al Shabaab Recruits Members With $50 And A Cell Phone, Study Finds

The typical terrorist in Somalia was recruited when he was young, poor and afraid. In some cases, he just wanted $50 and a cell phone. These are the findings of a new study published this week by the Institute for Security Studies, examining how the Somali extremist group al-Shabab recruits new members. Through a series of interviews...

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Camac Energy to explore 900 million barrels of oil deposits in Garissa County

Camac Energy, a US oil and gas exploration, development and production firm will commence an extensive process to acquire seismic survey data on Block L1B in the next few days.Studies finished by the firm show that the onshore block which is part of the larger Lamu basin and spans Garissa and Tana River Counties may hold as much as 900 million...

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Terror Leader Ahmed Abdi Godane Killed in U.S. Strike: Somali PM

Ahmed Abdi Godane, the leader of the Islamic militant organization behind the siege on a mall in Kenya last year, was killed in a U.S. military strike earlier this week, the prime minister of Somalia said Friday on Facebook. A source also confirmed the death to NBC News. The U.S. strike on Monday targeted Godane, the leader of al Shabab, but...

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Alleged mastermind of 3 teens’ killing indicted

The Shin Bet released on Thursday further information about the abduction and killing of three Israeli teens in June, including the transfer of money from Gaza to Hebron to fund the triple killing and the failed escape to Jordan of Hussam Kawasme, who allegedly helped bury the three teens on his land and was indicted Thursday in a military court. Kawasme,...

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Arsene Wenger's deadline day text messages

With important transfer business still needing to be done, Arsene Wenger spent deadline day in Rome for the Pope's Match for Peace. The following is a transcript of the text messages exchanged by Wenger and Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis throughout the day.  Wenger: Please keep me informed today, Ivan. Maybe a good deed on...

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Shock as beautiful Indian girl is forced to marry a stray dog to ward off an evil spell

India: A teenager married a dog during a lavish Indian wedding in front of at least 70 guests. Mangli Munda, 18, from a remote part of eastern India, was told by village elders that marrying the confused canine would ward off an evil spell. A local guru told her parents the teenager possessed ill-luck and that marrying a man would...

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More Palestinian land is "appropriated" by Israel, and the world makes the usual excuses

Israel’s ‘land for lives’ is theft. Pure and simple World View: Israel takes land, Palestine loses land; that’s the way it works So a bit more of Palestine has slidden down the plughole. A thousand more acres of Palestinian land stolen by the Israeli government –for “appropriation” is theft, is it not? –...

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US reportedly targets leader of al-Shabaab with Somalia drone strike

Members of al Shabaab, al Qaeda-linked insurgents, ride in their pick-up trucks after distributing relief to famine-stricken people outside Mogadishu, Somalia A U.S. drone reportedly targeted the leader of the Al Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab group in a strike in southern Somalia Monday. Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby provided...

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SOMALI WARLORD AGREES TO TALKS, BOOSTS GOVERNMENT PEACE EFFORTS

MOGADISHU - A Somali clan leader who fought for years to retake a strategic southern port city he once controlled has laid down arms and joined talks, bolstering government efforts to show it can restore order to a chaotic nation. The fate of the city of Kismayu and the surrounding region of Jubbaland is seen as...

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Al-Shabaab attacks Mogadishu prison

Militants from Al-Shabaab militant group have staged a daring attack on a prison in Mogadishu with several casualties reported in the ensuing clashes with prison guards, eyewitnesses and security sources said Sunday. A group of Al-Shabaab militants attacked Godka Jili'ow prison where several Al-Shabaab detainees are being held, the sources said. The militants detonated several explosive-laden...

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Why radical jihadists are cropping up in Minnesota, leaving to join terrorist groups

Minnesota is the land of 10,000 lakes, home of the Twins and the Timberwolves — and the unlikely incubator for a growing number of radical jihadists. As many as 15 Somali-American men from Minneapolis-St. Paul left home in recent months to enlist with radical groups and join the fighting in Syria, according to the FBI. “They all...

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Anything US touches turns into Libya or Iraq’: Top Putin quotes at youth forum

Vladimir Putin has criticized Washington’s unilateral actions on the international arena, saying that whatever it touches seems to be turning into Libya or Iraq. Below are the top 10 quotes from the Russian President’s speech at the Seliger youth forum. Unilateral decisions made outside the United Nations are usually doomed to failure, Putin said...

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