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Somalia:
Al-Shabaab 'Coup' May Fragment Militants
African Arguments, 2 July 2013
The week of June 19th was a bloody milestone for the course of jihad in Somalia as the leaders of Al-Shabaab clashed in Barawe, a coastal city in the south. That conflict led to… Read more »
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Somalia:
Govt Calls for Calm Following Protests Over Aweys Arrest
Sabahi, 3 July 2013
The Somali federal government offered reassurances that arrested al-Shabaab senior leader Hassan Dahir Aweys is safe following protests demanding his release from jail in Mogadishu… Read more »
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Somalia:
Fighting Between Govt Forces and Alshabab in Bakool Region
Shabelle, 3 July 2013
a heavy war occurred last night between Alshabab and government forces at the surrounding of El Barde town in Bakol region last night. Read more »
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Somalia:
Govt Calls for Calm After Mogadishu Protests Over Terrorist Chief's Arrest
Garowe Online, 2 July 2013
Somalia's federal government has called for calm on Mogadishu streets after protesters took to the streets demanding the release of terrorist chief Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys,… Read more »
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Somalia:
General Inda Adde - Aweys in Critical Condition
Shabelle, 2 July 2013
Mogadishu-(Sh.M.Network) talking radio Shabelle last night, General Yusuf Mohamed Siyad (Inda Ade) said that Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys is in a critical condition and blamed… Read more »
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Somalia:
Al-Shabaab Says It Has Killed Two of Its Senior Commanders - Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys Arrested On Arrival in Mogadishu
Ethiopia Government, 1 July 2013
Al-Shabaab announced on Sunday (June 30th) that two of its leading commanders, Ibrahim Haji Jama Mead "Al-Afghani" and Abdi Hamid Hashi Olhayi, both founder members of the… Read more »
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Somalia:
Aweys Arrested in Mogadishu, Al-Shabaab Denies 'Execution' of Leaders
Sabahi, 30 June 2013
Somali security forces have detained senior al-Shabaab leader Hassan Dahir Aweys in Mogadishu after he was transferred from the Himin and Heeb region Saturday (June 29th). Read more »
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Somalia:
Al Shabaab Admits Killing Its Own Senior Officials
Garowe Online, 30 June 2013
Al Shabaab militant group in Somalia has publicly admitted killing two senior officials, underscoring the growing violent dispute within the militant group, Garowe Online reports. Read more »
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Somalia:
Two Somalia's Al Qaeda-Linked Chiefs Killed By Own Forces
Shabelle, 30 June 2013
Two top commanders of Somalia's Al Qaeda-linked al-Shabab group have been killed by their own fighters, following power struggle inside the extremist organization. Read more »
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Somalia:
Militants Kill Two Founders
VOA, 29 June 2013
Al-Shabab militants have killed two leaders and co-founders of the Somali-based Islamic extremist group. Read more »
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Somalia:
Militants Will Continue Despite Leader's Surrender
African Arguments, 28 June 2013
Finally, the fate of Hassan Dahir Aweys - Somalia's foremost Islamist - has been determined. While details of the operation that led to his apprehension are unclear, he appears to… Read more »
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Somalia:
Captured Al-Shabaab Leader Refuses Talks With Govt
Shabelle, 28 June 2013
A delegation consisting of parliamentarians and traditional elders flew from Mogadishu towards Cadado a town in central Somalia where Hassan Dahir Aways is seeking refuge from his… Read more »