Oct 31 Watch News Wrap: Kenyan military troops destroy al-Shabab training camp in air strike News Wrap: Kenyan military troops destroy al-Shabab training camp in air strike… Continue watching
Oct 06 Watch Growing threats of Islamic militancy in Africa Deputy Director of the Atlantic Council's Africa Center, Bronwyn Bruton joins Hari Sreenivasan from Washington to give us a closer look at the worrying evolution of Islamic militancy across the African continent. Continue watching
Sep 25 Watch News Wrap: Kenyan Troops Work to Secure Nairobi Mall Site After Four-Day Battle In our news wrap Wednesday, Kenyan troops combed the Nairobi mall to ensure the site was secure after a four-day battle against al-Shabab militants, with a confirmed death toll of 72. Also, a 7.7 magnitude earthquake in a rural part… Continue watching
Sep 24 Watch Kenyan Government Claims End to Deadly al-Shabab Mall Siege Kenya Forces Faced Well-Prepared Attackers in Mall With Many Hiding Places… Continue watching
Sep 24 Watch Kenya Forces Faced Well-Prepared Attackers in Mall With Many Hiding Places While the Kenyan authorities have announced the end of the siege at a Nairobi mall, troops there still face work of clearing and searching the area. Judy Woodruff talks to Nicholas Kulish of The New York Times, who explains the… Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch Can Kenya Handle the Threat of a ‘Much More Lethal’ al-Shabab? Can Kenya Handle the Threat of a 'Much More Lethal' al-Shabab?… Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch Kenyan Foreign Minister Says ‘Two or Three’ Americans Involved in Mall Attack Kenyan Foreign Minister: Attack Strengthens Resolve to 'Uproot' al-Shabab… Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch Kenyan Government Claims It Has ‘Control’ in Deadly Standoff With al-Shabab Kenyan Government Claims It Has 'Control' in Deadly Standoff With al-Shabab… Continue watching
Sep 23 Background Briefing: What is al-Shabab? By Council on Foreign Relations Al-Shabab, or “the Youth,” is an al-Qaida-linked militant group and U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization fighting for the creation of a fundamentalist Islamic state in Somalia. Continue reading
Sep 12 Where Is Al-Qaida Now? By Larisa Epatko The central terrorist organization al-Qaida is in the border area of Afghanistan and Pakistan. But its affiliates of all sorts -- from loosely organized fighters acting on local grievances, to militant groups who adhere to al-Qaida's mission -- have spread… Continue reading