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February 8, 2012: Al Shabaab Car Bombing in Somalia

On this day in 2012 at least 15 people were killed and more than 20 people injured when a car bomb exploded near a cafe in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu

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April 1, 2018 | Al Shabaab attack in Somalia

On this day in 2018, the Somalia-based terrorist group Al Shabaab claimed it attacked an African Union (AMISOM) base with two car bombs, killing 59 Ugandan soldiers.

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January 19, 2012 | Bombing of refugee camp in Somalia

On this day in 2012 a bomb blast killed two Somali policemen and four refugees close to a camp for displaced people in Mogadishu.

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Today in Terrorism: November 30, 2006 – Suicide bombing in Somalia

The predecessor to the Al Shabaab terrorist group in Somalia was responsible for several attacks and demonstrated why military invasions are bad ideas.

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The week in terrorism: March 25-31, 2024

Another week another total domination by Islamist terrorism. This trend line has held up so far in 2024 and is very unlikely to change. It is time to accept facts.

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The Week in Terrorism: March 18-24, 2024

A very lethal week in terrorism, with the ISK attack in Moscow dominating the news. All deaths this week were at the hands of jihadis (RWE: 0)

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The Week in Terrorism: March 11-17, 2024

There were very few terrorist attacks around the world this week with very few fatalities (10). Like every single other attack so far this year, all were Islamist in nature.

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The Week in Terrorism: March 4-10, 2024

Another week of Islamist attacks in Africa, the Middle East and Asia and, you guessed it, not a single RWE attack – again

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The Week in Terrorism: February 19-25, 2024

More than 70 people killed in terrorist attacks this week, the vast majority at the hands of jihadis: again not one single right wing attack anywhere

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The Week in Terrorism: February 12-18, 2024

Jihadis dominated the global terrorist scene once again, although a cult-like group in DRC did carry out two attacks. RWE? Zero.