@gmanews / Twitter Islamic Extremist Charged in Plot To Hijack Plane, Carry Out Next 9/11 Federal authorities have charged a Kenyan man with trying to carry out a 9/11-style attack on the United States. By The Associated Press December 16, 2020
Saul Loeb / Pool / AFP via Getty Images Trump Admin Releases List of Countries Guilty of 'Egregious' Religious Freedom Violations Secretary of State Mike Pompeo designated several countries as violators of religious freedom. By Mary Margaret Olohan December 7, 2020
Senior Airman Kristin Savage via AP President Trump Pulls American Troops Out of East African Nation President Trump ordered the withdrawal of the majority of American troops in Somalia. By The Associated Press December 4, 2020
Mohamed Abdiwahab / AFP via Getty Images Trump Admin Cracks Down on Dangerous Islamic Extremist Group Terrorizing East Africa The State Department announced new sanctions against Somalia's al-Shabab extremist group. By The Associated Press November 17, 2020
Mohamed Abdiwahab/ AFP via Getty Images US Soldier Injured, 3 Somali Soldiers Killed in Islamist Suicide Attack An al-Shabab suicide bomber injured an American soldier and killed three Somali soldiers in an attack in southern Somalia. By The Associated Press September 7, 2020
Mohamed Abdiwahab / AFP via Getty Images US Airstrike Takes Out 6 Islamic Militants After Somalian Ambush A US airstrike killed six al-Shabab militants after the Islamic group attacked Somali forces with American troops nearby. By The Associated Press August 26, 2020
Reuters / Twitter Al-Shabab Terrorists Launch Attack on US Military Base in Africa The Islamic terrorist group Al-Shabab reportedly attacked a base housing US military personnel with multiple car bombs in Somalia. By Randy DeSoto September 30, 2019