BBC reports Al-Shabaab has opened a new Twitter account after only two weeks from closing down their original one. Seems that the Al-Qaeda linked group has learned that social media assists them. See full story http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21321687 ... Read More

al-Shabaab Sends Woman Terrorist A young female suicide bomber killed six people in Mogadishu on Wednesday.  She was a member of the al-Shabaab terrorist group.  Carrying a Police ID the woman entered the Somali National Theater and quickly detonated the bomb she was wearing.  Six people were killed, including two of ... Read More

Terrorism in Kenya Terrorism Africa News There is a Swahili proverb that states, "When two bull elephants fight, it is the grass that gets trampled."  So has been the experience of terrorism in Kenya.  The East African country has been turf on which terrorists have struck non-Kenyan interests in the past, leaving ... Read More

Ethiopian troops Tuesday took Baidoa from al-Shabaab terrorists.  This is the premier accomplishment of the Ethiopians since the  moved troops across the border into Somalia in November.  The Ethiopian forces are the main line moving against al-Shabaab in the north of Somalia.  Kenyan troops have been fight al-Qaeda linked terrorsts ... Read More

What many have suspected for a long time seems to be official.  Harakat Al-Shabaab and al Qaeda, in a video this week, formally announced their merger.  The merger raises concern in the horn of Africa and the United States.  The announcement also lends some crediance to the suspicion that al-Qaeda, ... Read More

Terrorism Africa News US officials have confirmed that two aid workers held hostages by al-Shabaab since October 25th were free overnight. An elite US Navy Seal mission was dropped into Somalia to carry out the secrete and effective rescue.  There was a firefight resulting in the killing of at least nine of ... Read More

Terrorism Africa News Recent arrests in Kenya have again brought to the fore that a growing number of Europeans and North Americans  have traveled to Somalia to join al-Shabaab, the al-Qaeda linked terrorist group. This week alone Kenyan security forces arrested an American, a Britain and seven Europeans. Craig Baxam, 24, was ... Read More

Terrorism Africa News It is possible that Nigeria and Somalia will each be divided into multiple countries during this decade or the next.  I could not be surprised if it happens sooner than later.  Each country is in the midst of violence that was primarily perpetrated by terrorist groups.  In each ... Read More

Terrorism Africa News Two news reports out today, Dec. 20th, point up new worries for Kenya and Tanzania over increased activities of al-Qaeda backed al-Shabaab terrorists in their countries. The Standard, one of Kenya's leading English dailies reported on al-Shabaab attacks in northern Kenya.  Today, a grenade exploded close to a military ... Read More

#HSMPress is the user nickname of the Al-Shabaab twitter account.  The Al-Qaeda linked terrorist group open the account on September 16, but tweeted for the first time on December 7th.  It has over 1800 followers, yet raising by the minute. The derivation of the nickname MSMPress is Harakat Al-Shabaab Al Mujahideen ... Read More