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Somalia:
Suspected Kenyan Fighter Jets Strikes Kills 10 in Southern Town
Shabelle, 30 October 2011
Suspected Kenyan fighter jets bombard Jilib town in Middle Jubba in southern killing at least 10 people, reports said Sunday. Read more »
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Kenya:
Kenya Navy to Join Battle for Kismayu
Nation, 30 October 2011
Kenya's naval forces are likely to be in action this week, as the next phase of the military operation targeting the Al-Shabaab militants in Somalia gets under way. Read more »
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Uganda:
Army Suffers Heavy Losses in Somalia
Monitor, 30 October 2011
Two al-Shabaab suicide bombers yesterday blew themselves up at an Amisom base in Mogadishu and conflicting accounts indicate anywhere between 3 and 80 Ugandan soldiers were killed. Read more »
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Kenya:
Army Will Leave Somalia When Border Is Safe, Says Karangi
Nation, 29 October 2011
The Chief of Defence Forces Julius Karangi has said Kenya's operation in Somalia is not time bound. Read more »
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Somalia:
Al Shabaab Fighters Attack and Storm Amisom Base in Mogadishu
Shabelle, 29 October 2011
Fighters from the Al shabaab group on Saturday attacked AU military base in Mogadishu where they launched an offensive and conducted suicide attacks. Read more »
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Somalia:
Govt Soldiers in Southern Region Arrest Over 20 Al Shabaab Fighters
Shabelle, 29 October 2011
Somali government's administration in Gedo region of south of the country said that they have seized more than 20 Al shabaab fighters in security operations conducted by government… Read more »
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Kenya:
Inside Al-Shabaab Network in Country
Nation, 29 October 2011
Hundreds of Kenyan youth have been recruited into Al Shabaab over the last six years in a process that has complicated efforts to tackle extremism in the region and which the… Read more »
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Kenya:
Nine Shabaab Men Killed in Battle With Kenya Army
Nation, 27 October 2011
Kenyan troops on Thursday killed nine Al-Shabaab fighters and injured several others in a fierce exchange of fire after they were ambushed by the militants in Southern Somalia. Read more »
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Somalia:
Al Shabaab Warns People to Avoid Govt, AU Bases in Mogadishu
Shabelle, 30 October 2011
The Al shabaab movement on Saturday warned civilian people to avoid government and AU military bases where they vowed more suicide attacks will be targeted. Read more »