AL-Shabaab Conduct Another Car BombingAugust 11, 2017 — ICC Note: Al-Shabaab has conducted yet another attack in Mogadishu. The car bomb that was detonated killed at least one and injured another 3. This comes just one week after...
50 Migrants Killed by Smuggler off Coast of YemenAugust 10, 2017 — ICC Note: 50 migrants from the horn of Africa were killed recently when trying to escape to Yemen. The smuggler with whom they were travelling to Yemen, was spooked by...
Al-Shabaab Retakes Key Town North of CapitalAugust 7, 2017 — ICC Note: Al-Shabaab militants have retaken a town just north of Mogadishu following their biggest clash with African Union Forces this year. This clash led to the deaths of 12...
Somaliland Decides it Doesn’t Want Christianity, Reverses Decision to Allow Church to ReopenAugust 4, 2017 — ICC Note: The oldest church in Hargesia, Somaliland was told on Sunday, that it would be allowed to open after three decades of being closed. This decision was almost immediately...
Al-Shabaab Gives Its People a Choice: Starvation or Brutal PunishmentJuly 28, 2017 — ICC Note: Al-Shabaab has continued its Reign of terror over much of Somalia. It has recently imposed a ban on people living in areas it controls. This ban requires them...
Al-Shabaab Release 7 Aid WorkersJuly 25, 2017 — ICC Note: Al-Shabaab freed 7 humanitarian aid workers yesterday as part of a trade for weapons. They had been taken captive on July 16 and were held for the next...
In Somali Drought, Women Are Fighting Sexual Predators as Well as HungerJuly 15, 2017 — ICC Note Women in Somalia are not only dealing with a famine, that has made more than 700,000 people leave their homes in search for food, but are also dealing...
7 Teachers In Somalia Arrested For Al-Shabaab TiesJuly 14, 2017 — ICC Note: 7 School teachers were arrested in Somalia, for meeting with Al-Shabaab militants and agreeing to change their curricula to favor the Islamic militant’s ideals. This is a very...
3 Killed, 7 Injured in Most Recent Al-Shabaab AttackJuly 13, 2017 — ICC Note: Al-Shabaab conducted an attack Wednesday night killing 3 and injuring 7 in their continued battle for control of Somalia. This attack took place on a checkpoint just outside...
2 Killed in Roadside Bombing in Mogadishu, SomaliaJuly 2, 2017 — ICC Note: Two people were killed in Mogadishu by a roadside bomb. This is believed to be the work of the terrorist organization and Islamic extremist group, Al-shabaab. Al-shabaab has...
Al-Shabaab Kills 15 in a Car Bomb in SomaliaJune 21, 2017 — ICC Note: Less than a week after the Al-Shabaab’s gunmen carried out an attack in a restaurant in Somalia killing 31 people, the Islamic extremist group claimed a car bomb...
Christians Maintain Hope Despite Persecution in SomaliaJune 20, 2017 — ICC Note: Somalia may be one of the most difficult places to be a Christian, according to some experts Somalia ranks 2nd only behind North Korea. Although conversion is legal,...
Shabaab Militant Group Takes Responsibility for Attacks in SomaliaJune 19, 2017 — ICC Note: In Somalia, 31 people were pronounced dead in an attack in the capital. A suicide bomber rammed a car into the entrance of a hotel and proceeded to...
Al-Shabaab Increases Terror Attacks Across SomaliaJune 6, 2017 — ICC Note Christians face deadly persecution in Northern Africa where terrorist groups have rooted themselves in the empty spaces where government has failed. Boko Haram, since about 2010, has consistently...
U.S. Intelligence Specialist Donates Drones to Somalia Police Force in Hopes of Stifling Militant AttacksMay 26, 2017 — ICC Note A former U.S. intelligence specialist donated drones to the Somalia police by in order to combat further attacks and bombings by al Qaeda Islamic insurgents. The goal is...
Somalia Executes Four Al-Shabaab MilitantsApril 25, 2017 — ICC Note: Al-Shabaab is the largest terrorist group in Somalia. The Islamic terrorists seek to control the Somalian territory and establish a society based on their Sharia Law. They try...
