(Bloomberg) — A suicide bomber detonated a minibus full of explosives outside a compound in southwestern Somalia that houses Ethiopian troops, an official said. Al-Shabaab, the al-Qaeda-linked militia, claimed responsibility for the attack and said 33 Ethiopian soldiers were killed. “An Ethiopian soldier fired on the minibus before it entered the compound and the attacker exploded himself at the front gate,”... Read more
Posts Tagged ‘Al-Shabaab’
Ethiopian Troops Attacked by Suicide Bomber In Somalia. Al-Shabab Claim 33 Killed
January 25 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Ethiopia, News, Somalia, Uncategorized Tags: Al Shebab, Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, Ethiopian soldier, Ethiopian troops, somalia, suicide bomber
More Ethiopian troops seen in central Somalia – residents
November 27 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Ethiopia, News, Politics, Somalia, Uncategorized Tags: Al-Shabaab, Ethiopia in Somalia, Ethiopian troops, Ethiopian troops in somalia, kenya, somalia, troops(Reuters) – New convoys of heavily-armed Ethiopian troops have crossed into Somalia and are heading for central areas, residents said Sunday, days after Addis Ababa said it planned to send troops to help Somali and Kenya forces fighting Islamist insurgents. Ethiopia, which intervened in Somalia between 2006 and 2009, said Friday that it would deploy troops... Read more
PetroTrans May Face Attack in Ethiopia Oil Search, Group Says
August 9 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Economy, Ethiopia, News, Uncategorized Tags: Al-Qaida, Al-Shabaab, al-shabab, Ogaden, Ogaden rebel group, Oil, oil field, Petronas, Petrotrans, somaliaPetrotrans Co., a Chinese oil exploration company, may face attack in Ethiopia’s restive Ogaden region if it begins operations in the area, a U.S.-based advocacy group said. “We urge all foreign oil companies, especially the Chinese oil and gas company PetroTrans, to refrain from undertaking any oil exploration missions in Ogaden,” the Resolve Ogaden Coalition said in an e-mailed statement today. Ethiopia’s... Read more
Eritrea : We are not the “Bad boy”
August 9 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Africa, Ethiopia, News, Uncategorized Tags: Al-Qaida, Al-Shabaab, al-shabab, bad boys, Eritrea, eritrean president, Isaias, isaias afewerkiThree events in quick succession have forced Eritrea to go on the defensive with its envoy in Nairobi declaring , “we have never been the bad boy”. Despite the firm declaration of innocence by Asmara, the recent report by the UN Security Monitoring Group and assertions by leaders of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (Igad) provided ammunition for warring Eritrea and... Read more
The bad boy of the Horn of Africa: How Eritrea’s strongman uses Kenya as a terror finance hub
August 9 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Meles Zenawi, News, People, Politics, Somalia, Uncategorized Tags: Al s, Al-Qaida, Al-Shabaab, al-shabab, Bad boy, Eritrea, Eritrean, Isaias, isaias afewerki, kenya, meles zenawi, terroristIn early July, as Kenya’s President Mwai Kibaki headed to Addis Ababa to chair a meeting of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (Igad), a six-country partnership formed to address issues of drought, security and development in the Horn of Africa, he sounded a stern warning to Eritrea. For Kibaki, a president who is not known for his love of dramatic public... Read more
Eritrea Denies Backing Rebels Jailed for Planning Ethiopian Summit Attack
June 17 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Eritrea, Ethiopia, News, Politics, Uncategorized Tags: African union summit, Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, bomb, bomb plot, Eritrea bomb, oromo liberation front, terrorismEritrea denied providing support to an Ethiopian rebel group that had 14 members jailed earlier this month for a plot to bomb an African Union summit. Ethiopia’s government said on June 9 that members of the Oromo Liberation Front who received sentences ranging from nine years to life for attempting to attack the January summit in Addis Ababa were trained and... Read more
Al-Shabaab calls muslims for revolts in Ethiopia and Kenya
March 4 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Africa, Ethiopia, News, Uncategorized Tags: Al-Shabaab, Ethiopian Muslims, Kenya and Ethiopia, Muslims in Ethiopia, Sheikh Abdikarim, Sheikh Mahad Omar Abdikarim, Somali radicalsBy ABDULKADIR KHALIF in Mogadishu African Review A top Somali radicals al-Shabaab official has urged Muslims in Ethiopia and Kenya to rise up against their governments. Sheikh Mahad Omar Abdikarim made the call on Thursday at a gathering in Baidoa town, 240km southwest of the capital Mogadishu. Sheikh Abdikarim said Muslims in Kenya and Ethiopia were oppressed, adding that they ought to ‘liberate’... Read more
Ethiopia Downplays Fears of Terrorist Attack At AU Summit
January 28 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Africa, Crime, Ethiopia, News, Uncategorized Tags: African union, African union summit, Al-Shabaab, AU, Australia, Australia warn, bomb, Islamist, somalia, terrorist attack, Threat, UK, warningDailyNation: Addis Ababa — Ethiopian authorities have downplayed the ‘reliable terrorist attack risk’ at the forthcoming African Union (AU) summit later this week in Addis Ababa, notified by western countries. Ethiopia’s Foreign ministry’s spokesperson Ambassador Dina Muftui told the Nation that the country was aware of the risk but it was not beyond the control of the... Read more
Britain issued travel warning over Ethiopia AU summit bomb threat
January 28 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Africa, Ethiopia, Featured, Uncategorized, World Tags: Al-Shabaab, AU, Australia, Australia warn, bomb, Islamist, somalia, terrorist attack, Threat, UK, warning(Reuters) – Britain amended its travel advice for Ethiopia on Thursday after the Australian foreign ministry warned that militants were planning bomb attacks on Addis Ababa during an African Union summit starting this week. The Foreign Office told its citizens to be vigilant, especially in crowded areas, such as bus stations, and places frequented by foreigners, including hotels, restaurants and bars. “Due... Read more
Australia warns of bomb attacks by Al Shabaab at Addis AU summit
January 26 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Ethiopia, News, Uncategorized Tags: Al-Shabaab, Australia warn, Ethiopia, terror risk, terrorism, terrorist attack, TravelADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – The Australian foreign ministry has warned that extremists are planning bomb attacks on Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa during an African Union summit there starting this week. A Western diplomat in Addis Ababa said the information his colleagues had was that Somali militants might be planning attacks on the city. Ethiopia invaded Somalia in... Read more
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