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Tag Archives: AL-QAEDA
REPORT: US EXPANDING ANTI-TERROR OPERATIONS IN DJIBOUTI
VOA News (26 Oct) A Washington newspaper reports the United States has sharply escalated its counter-terrorism operations at a military base in the East African nation of Djibouti. The Washington Post says unmanned drones on missions over Somalia and Yemen … Continue reading
SOMALIA’S AL SHABAAB WEAKENED
Panhard AML 90(foreground) and Puma M26-15 MRAP(background)of the Kenya Army in Kismayo VOICE OF AMERICA (26 Oct) The militant group al-Shabab is losing ground rapidly to Somali government troops and allied Kenyan and African Union soldiers. Most recently, the group … Continue reading
“HOW KENYA WON THE WAR” : WHY KDF STRATEGY IS SUCCEEDING IN CRUSHING AL SHABAAB (PT. 1)
STANDARD MEDIA GROUP Sunday, September 09 2012 By Peter Nguli The entry of Kenya Defence Forces into Somalia in October 2011 shocked the world; it was a case of a peaceful country up in arms after tolerating decades of suppression … Continue reading
2 POLICEMEN INJURED IN BLAST IN NORTHERN KENYA
Officers and men of the Kenya Administration Police MANDERA, Kenya Sept. 15 (Xinhua) Two Kenyan policemen were injured on Saturday in an explosion in the northern town of Mandera bordering both Ethiopiaand war-ravaged Somalia, local authorities reported. The officers from … Continue reading
BLAST ROCKS KENYAN CAPITAL, MORE THAN 30 HURT
General Julius Karangi, Kenya’s Chief of Defence Forces(l) with Yusuf Haji, Defence Minister * Blast targets shopping mall in Nairobi during lunch hour * Police investigate whether it was a bomb attack NAIROBI, May 28 (Reuters) An explosion tore through … Continue reading
Posted in AFRICA, AFRICAN ARMED FORCES, ARMED CONFLICT, BORDER SECURITY, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, KENYA, MILITARY PHOTOS, POLITICS, RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, SEPARATISM, TERRORISM, Uncategorized, URBAN GUERRILLA WARFARE
Tagged AL SHABAAB, AL-QAEDA, BORDER SECURITY, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, DEFENCE AND SECURITY, KENYA, SOMALIA
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R-E-V-E-A-L-E-D: BOKO HARAM GOT 40 MILLION NAIRA (US$250,000) DONATION FROM ALGERIAN TERRORIST GROUP
Imam Abubakar Mohammed Shekau, Boko Haram leader PREMIUM TIMES (WORLD EXCLUSIVE) Emmanuel Ogala 13 May,2012 The extremist Boko Haram sect, which has since 2009 launched sustained attacks on security installations, places of worship, educational institutions and media outfits, recently got … Continue reading
Posted in AFRICA, AFRICA PARTNERSHIP STATION, AFRICAN ARMED FORCES, AL-QAEDA IN THE ISLAMIC MAGHREB(AQIM), ALGERIA, ARMED CONFLICT, BOKO HARAM ISLAMIC STATE MOVEMENT, BORDER SECURITY, CHAD, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, JOINT SECURITY TASK FORCE, NIGERIA, NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY, NIGERIAN PARAMILITARY FORCES, NIGERIAN SPECIAL FORCES, RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, SPECIAL TASK FORCE, STATE SECURITY SERVICE, TERRORISM, URBAN GUERRILLA WARFARE, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE
Tagged AL-QAEDA, Boko Haram, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, DEFENCE AND SECURITY NEWS, GEOPOLITICS AND STRATEGIC STUDIES, JOINT SECURITY TASK FORCE - OPERATION RESTORE ORDER, NIGERIAN AIR FORCE, NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, NIGERIAN ARMY, NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY, NIGERIAN NAVY, NIGERIAN SPECIAL FORCES, STATE SECURITY SERVICE, TERRORISM, URBAN GUERRILLA WARFARE
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BIN LADEN FILES SUGGEST CONTACTS WITH BOKO HARAM, TALIBAN, AL-QAEDA
Boko Haram militants, screenshot from a 2010 video GUARDIAN(UK) Sun 29 Apr 2012 Documents found in the house where Osama bin Laden was killed a year ago show a close working relationship between top al-Qaida leaders and Mullah Omar, the … Continue reading
Posted in AFRICA PARTNERSHIP STATION, AFRICAN ARMED FORCES, AL-QAEDA IN THE ISLAMIC MAGHREB(AQIM), ARMED CONFLICT, BOKO HARAM ISLAMIC STATE MOVEMENT, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, JOINT SECURITY TASK FORCE, NIGERIA, NIGERIA POLICE FORCE, NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY, NIGERIAN PARAMILITARY FORCES, NIGERIAN SPECIAL FORCES, RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, SPECIAL TASK FORCE, STATE SECURITY SERVICE, TERRORISM, U.S. AFRICA COMMAND, Uncategorized, URBAN GUERRILLA WARFARE, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE
Tagged AL-QAEDA, Boko Haram, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, DEFENCE NEWS AND REPORTS, GEOPOLITICS & STRATEGIC STUDIES, JOINT SECURITY TASK FORCE - OPERATION RESTORE ORDER, NIGERIAN AIR FORCE, NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, NIGERIAN ARMY, NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY, NIGERIAN NAVY, TALIBAN, TERRORISM
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SUSPECTED LEADER OF AL-QAEDA IN NIGERIA, MOHAMMED ASHAFA, TRAINED IN PAKISTAN – WITNESS
DAILY TRUST Wednesday, 04 April 2012 A Federal High Court in Abuja yesterday heard that Mohammed Ashafa, the alleged leader of the Al-Qaeda in Nigeria, was a conduit between the organization and its West African leader, Adnan Ibrahim who was … Continue reading
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Tagged AL-QAEDA, Boko Haram, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, DEFENCE AND SECURITY NEWS, GEOPOLITICS AND STRATEGIC STUDIES, JOINT SECURITY TASK FORCE - OPERATION RESTORE ORDER, NIGERIAN AIR FORCE, NIGERIAN ARMY, NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY, NIGERIAN NAVY, NIGERIAN SPECIAL FORCES, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, TERRORISM, URBAN GUERRILLA WARFARE
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POLICE ON HIGH ALERT IN N.KENYA OVER TERROR THREATS
Chief of Defence Forces, General Julius Karangi with Defence Minister Yusuff Haji GARISSA, Kenya, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) by Stephen Ingati and Christine Lagat Security forces are on high alert in northern Kenya over an imminent suicide bombing attack by members … Continue reading
Posted in AFRICAN ARMED FORCES, ARMED CONFLICT, BORDER SECURITY, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, KENYA, MILITARY PHOTOS, RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, SEPARATISM, TERRORISM
Tagged ADMINISTRATION POLICE, AL SHABAAB, AL-QAEDA, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, DEFENCE NEWS AND REPORTS, GEOPOLITICS & STRATEGIC STUDIES, KENYA ARMY, KENYA DEFENCE FORCE, KENYA POLICE, SOMALIA
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KENYAN TROOPS KILL AL-SHABAAB MILITANTS IN SOUTHERN SOMALIA
Kenya Army trucks and OTT Puma M26 MRAPs NAIROBI, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) Kenyan troops on Thursday night killed five Somali militants and injured dozens of others when they conducted a military raid in the militant’s patrol base in southern Somalia. … Continue reading
Posted in AFRICAN ARMED FORCES, ARMED CONFLICT, BORDER SECURITY, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, KENYA, MILITARY HARDWARE, MILITARY PHOTOS, RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, SEPARATISM, TERRORISM, URBAN GUERRILLA WARFARE
Tagged AL SHABAAB, AL-QAEDA, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, DEFENCE NEWS AND REPORTS, GEOPOLITICS & STRATEGIC STUDIES, KENYA DEFENCE FORCE, OTT PUMA M26, SOMALIA, TERRORISM
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