My latest on #Substack: #AlQaeda Threatens #France for Blasphemy in New Video Al-Qaeda venerates the 2015 attack on Charlie Hebdo’s offices in Paris as “the raid that shall be written in ink of gold in the annals of Islamic history.” #AQ lucaswebber.substack.com/p/al-qaeda-thr…

US Army Conducted an Airstrike targeting Al-Shabaab terrorists in Galkayo, Somalia, 1st airstrike since J Biden became president. Pentagon spokesperson Cindi King confirmed AFRICOM carried out an airstrike in support of Somali Army (SNA) in Galmudug Federal State.

ISIS Somalia: Recent high quality photo op by Abnaa-Ul-Caliphaa shows its leader Abdiqadir Muumin in prayer with some members of his group's rank & file. The group has been successfully outbidding it's rival Al-Shabaab Mujahideen terrorists hence the current large file.

Happening now! #TwitterSpace, On safety of journalists: Journalists security and working conditions hosted by Mowliid Haji Abdi + Speakers Omar Faruk Osman Hussein Mohamed Mohamed Harare Adnan Abdi Ali .

#Update📌🇸🇴: A senior AS, Jibril Ali was apprehended yesterday, wearing female clothes, in Amara town of Galmudug State. According to #GMS officials, Jibril is an alleged kidnapper of 2 Frenchman in 2009 from Hotel Sahafi in Mogadishu. Denis Allex on the R was killed in 2013.

Somali Govt leaders have decided to bring Somali soldiers trained in Eritrea home within weeks. A team from Eritrea are currently in Somalia to assess area of deployment along with Somali security experts, according to two govt sources. Investigative Dossier reports voasomali.com/a/5989032.html

118 female #ISIS members returned to #Uzbekistan from #Syria & #Afghanistan in the past year -- none are in prison, due to a blanket amnesty offered by the govt. Buoyed by immunity, some are now openly fundraising for #ISIS, MEI Countering Terrorism & Extremism Program's Vera Mironova: lawfareblog.com/impunity-repat…

🇹🇷🇸🇴 re:🇦🇫 | While not the same, there are many parallels between Afghanistan and Somalia ➡️1) It is useful to reflect on how 🇹🇷 Turkey is contributing to a different outcome in Somalia ➡️2) How Taliban control in 🇦🇫 impacts al-Shabaab's operational capacity in 🇸🇴 Somalia

For a long time the role of #VictimsOfTerrorism has been limited to a trial witness. Have a look at this publication to see how UN Office on Drugs & Crime is supporting Member States in the development of national programmes of assistance for victims. bit.ly/3fL7IMf

#Update🇸🇴:#ISIS fighters in #Somalia captured #Balidhidin district of the #Bari region of #Puntland, killing the district commissioner (pictured👇). The fighters stormed the city at around 20:00 hours. The group recently clashed with regional forces in the area.

BREAKING NEWS: Major breakthrough in war on #terrorism as Police arrest terrorists in #Likoni, #Mombasa & recover two AK47 rifles & ammunition. The swift police response has deterred planned terror attack in Coastal Region.#Act to defeat terror. #ActionCountersTerrorism Dennis 🇰🇪

#Somalia: This week a total of 12 Somali #Police Force officers commenced the 10-day Investigator Development Course 1 in #Garowe & #Beledweyne. IDC1 is part of the #InvestigatorDevelopmentPathway of the UN Office on Drugs & Crime Criminal Investigation Program (#CIP), #funded by US Dept of State INL

Weekly Counter-Terrorism Intelligence Brief for East Africa (Kenya & Somalia) Shabaab Al-Mujahideen in East Africa Region: ______________________________ Tracking and Monitoring Al-Shabaab’s Activity in Period of August 14th – August 21st, 2021 intelligencebriefs.com/weekly-counter…

#Somalia: 8 Somali Police Force officers from #SouthWest successfully completed the most recent 10-day Investigator Development Course 1 (#IDC1) today. Part of the Investigator Development Pathway of the UN Office on Drugs & Crime Criminal Investigation Program (CIP) for Somalia, funded by US Dept of State INL.

#SOMALIA🇸🇴: Al-Shabaab militants have attacked a military camp in Af-Urur village in Galgala mountain, early Sunday. Casualties are not yet known. Af-Urur was the scene of one of the deadliest militants attacks in 2017 when nearly 50 people were killed.

Congrats to Somali National Armed Forces on the 62nd anniversary of its establishment. Proud of you!