Al Shabaab

Was the Garissa attack a laxity in the Kenya security circles?

Was the Garissa attack a laxity in the Kenya security circles?

“We can no longer stand before the public and assure them that the security is being beefed up,” were the words of Mandera County Governor Ali Roba in an address on March 16, 2015 in Nairobi. In the conference, Roba had no better words for the Kenya security operatives whom he accused of neglecting the […]

Museveni sends 2,831 more soldiers to fight Al Shabaab militants in Somalia

  Ugandan President Gen. Museveni Kaguta in his capacity as the commander in chief of Uganda armed forces has today sent 2,831 troops to Somalia to fight the Al Shabaab militants. The soldiers Museveni has sent to Somalia are to be deployed in battle group ten. Battle group 10 has replaced battle group eight. The […]

UPDF investigates Al Shabaab role in Uganda crashed planes

  Uganda peoples Defence Forces in conjunction with US air force and Kenya are investigating claims that the Al Shabaab militants had a key role in Uganda’s crashed military war planes. The three Uganda planes crashed down in Kenya forests on Sunday last week under mysterious circumstances. The Kenya rescue team on Thursday recovered the […]

UPDF and Amson under fire from Al Shabaab

The UPDF and AMSON have come under direct firing from Al Shabaab Fighters in Somalia. This happened on Sunday 12th, August 2012 when the suspected Al Shabaab fighters reportedly gunned down threeUganda attack jet fighters that were destined toSomalia to demolish the Al Shabaab territories. Even though the UPDF spokesperson, Lt. Col. Felix Kulayigye argues […]

Police beefs up security in eastern Uganda over Al Shabaab attack threats

  Police and the army have intensified surveillance in Eastern Uganda following intelligence reports that the deadliest Al Shabaab fighters could be planning to attack this side of the country on August 3 in order to punish Uganda’s deployment of soldiers in Somalia. The Police spokesperson for Eastern Uganda Diana Nandawula confirmed these terror threats […]

Police bans public gatherings over Al Shabaab bombing threats

Police have banned public political gatherings following threats by the Al shabaab terrorists that they plan to bomb Kampala again in order to punish Uganda for having sent her troops on a peace keeping mission in Somalia. The suspected terrorists bombed Uganda’s neighbour Kenya last week and the Kampala Metropolitan police commander, Felix Kaweesi says […]

Intelligence briefing: Al Shabaab terrorists plan fatal attack on Uganda

Intelligence briefing: Al Shabaab terrorists plan fatal attack on Uganda Uganda’s intelligent network has got information that the Al Shabaab fighters are planning to use masked men and women to gun political and religious gatherings in Uganda. A source in state intelligence told our reporters that the fighters want to launch simultaneous attacks even on […]

Security beefed up in Kampala as Al Shabaab plan second launch

The UPDF has beefed up security in Kampala following intelligence reports that the Al Shabaab fighters were planning another assault on Uganda ahead of the second anniversary of the July 11th, 2010 Kampala bombings. The security organs in Kampala, including the police, Military Police, UPDF and other security network have beefed up the security to […]

Al Shabaab rebels plan to bomb taxi parks

Latest intelligence reports in East African country of Uganda indicate that the blood thirsty Al Shabaab rebels of Somalia are planning to bomb Old and New taxi parks in Uganda’s capital city Kampala. The Uganda Government is already prepared for Al Shabaab. Uganda’s security agencies are all on high security alert. A source in the […]

Al shabaab plans to bomb east Africa

Intelligence briefings from Somalia indicate that Al Qaeda and Al Shabaab fighters are planning to bomb East African countries of Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania,  Burundi and Kenya. Security sources in Uganda tell us that the Al Qaeda and Al Shabaab rebels plan to use East African countries through the links they have with East African rebel […]