US Navy SEAL killed in Somalia

by Itunuoluwa Adebo According to Fox News , a U.S. Navy SEAL was killed fighting terror group Al-Shabaab – Al Qaeda’s third-largest affiliate in Somalia, Thursday. U.S. U.S. Africa Command spokesman, Patrick Barnes said it appeared to be the first combat death of a U.S. service member in Somalia since 1993, three other SEALs were... Read More

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April 5, 2017

US Special operations steps up ground operations in Yemen

by Itunuoluwa Adebo US special operations force have stepped up ground operations in Yemen, amidst intelligence that the Al Qaeda affiliate there continues to actively plan attacks on western targets, including targeting commercial aviation. The ground covert ground missions have the specific goal of secretly collecting intelligence on the al Qaeda affiliate there, including their... Read More

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March 22, 2017

Reason for device ban: Al-qaeda trying to hide explosives in laptops

The ban by the United States and United Kingdom on devices larger than a cellphone from certain flights was as a result of Intelligence obtained in recent weeks. Recent information is that Al Qaeda affiliate was perfecting techniques for hiding explosives in batteries and battery compartments of electronic devices. US officials told CNN on Tuesday... Read More

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