First Official ISIS Propaganda Video Released in Somalia

December 28, 2017 — ICC Note The first official support video for ISIS has been released in Somalia late on Monday, December 25. In the video, they urged all Islamic State group supporters to...

Al-Shabaab Attacks Military Checkpoint in Somalia on Christmas

December 26, 2017 — ICC Note Al-Shabaab conducted an attack on a military checkpoint in the Lower Shabelle Region of Somalia late Christmas night, killing 2 people and injuring a third. The attack was...

Eight Al-Shabaab militants killed in Somalia

December 19, 2017 — ICC Note: Al-Shabaab has been disturbing the peace of thousands in Africa as they want to impose their strict rules. The militants have carried out several bombing attacks to force...

Somali Christian Serves Christ in Most Dangerous Country in Africa

December 14, 2017 — ICC Note- An ex-Muslim leader came to Christ in Somalia due to outreach done by World mission. Now that he has come to Christ, he has decided to become a...

Terrorist attacks continue to prevail in Somalia

December 4, 2017 — ICC Note: Muslim radicals like Al-Shabaab have carried out several bombing attacks in Mogadishu to protest the Somali government. This group of radicals is seeking to impose a strict form...

Report: The 50 countries where you cannot be a Christian in 2017

November 12, 2017 — ICC Note: Christian human rights watchdog organization Open Doors reveals in its latest research the top 50 countries where it is most difficult to practice the Christian faith, and rated...

Al-Shabaab Publicly Execute Four Men as Spies

November 10, 2017 — ICC Note Al-Shabaab conducted another set of public executions on Monday night. In tradition with their form of Sharia, they publically killed 4 men that they believed to be spies...

Thailand: Release asylum seekers detained in raids, rights group urges

November 6, 2017 — ICC Note: Thirty-five asylum seekers from Pakistan and Somalia who were arrested in Thailand between October 21 and October 31, remain in detention, according to watchdog Fortify Rights. Thailand’s government...

Al-Shabaab Claim 20 Live in Attack on Hotel in Mogadishu

October 30, 2017 — ICC Note Al-Shabaab killed another 20 people in an attack on a hotel in Mogadishu. This follows only two weeks after 358 people were killed in a double truck bombing...

Al-Shabaab Publicly Stone Woman for Adultery

October 27, 2017 — ICC Note Al-Shabaab publicly stoned a woman in Southern Somalia for adultery. Habiba Ali Isak, a 30-year-old mother of eight children, was killed by stoning in Sakow on Thursday afternoon....

al-Shabaab Kill more than 250 in Latest Attack in Somalia

October 16, 2017 — ICC Note al-Shabaab has carried out the largest attack in Somalia since the collapse of the government in the 1990s. On Saturday night, two truck bombs exploded in Mogadishu. These...

Mourning, Fear, and Faith: Christians Bury Family Members Killed by Al-Shabaab

September 29, 2017 — By Nathan Johnson 09/26/2017 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – On Wednesday, September 6, 2017, suspected al-Shabaab militants invaded Silini and Bobo villages in southeastern Kenya. They executed four Christian...

Mandera, Kenya on High Alert After al-Shabaab Take Nearby Town

September 12, 2017 — ICC Note Mandera, Kenya has been placed on high alert as al-Shabaab recently attacked nearby Balahawa town in Somalia. The terrorists injured at least six Somali soldiers and one boy...

Al-Shabaab Kill six in Latest Suicide Bombing in Somalia

September 11, 2017 — ICC Note Al-Shabaab has claimed the lives of 6 more civilians in Somalia. This latest suicide attack was conducted near the office of the governor of Hiran, and is a...

Ex-Al-Shabaab Leader Surrenders to Government

August 14, 2017 — ICC Note: Muhktar Robow Ali, Once a leader in Al-Shabaab, has surrendered to the government. He fell out with the group a few years ago, and has been fighting with...

Female Genital Mutilations See Spike During School Holidays

August 11, 2017 — ICC Note: Holidays for many girls in Somalia are a time of hardship and pain. Female genital mutilation, which is seen as a human rights violation, is often conducted in...