U.S. Has Military Presence in Somalia to Fight Jihadists
The U.S. have secretly operated in Somalia for over five years and helped the country fight al Shabaab, a jihadist group in North Africa, Reuters reported.
Al Shabaab Kills Christians in Kenyan Coastal Town
Somalian militants of Islam’s Al Shabaab attacked a predominantly Christian town on Kenya’s coast Sunday night, selectively killing more than 50 Christian males, according to Morning Star News.
Somalia: Scholars issue fatwa against al-Shabaab
An Islamic conference of 160 Somali scholars recently issued a fatwa declaring that al-Shabaab doesn’t represent Islam and Muslims shouldn’t support this militant Islamist group, according to Voice of the Martyrs.
Somalia: Islamists Abduct Christian Mother of Two
Islamists suspected to be al-Shabaab militants who had kidnapped a Christian mother of two in Somalia have now threatened her husband.