Leading scholar shot dead in Bardhere town tonight shortly after he left a Mosque where he prayed Ramadan's tarawih prayers; two assailants armed with pistols escaped from the scene: Residents

[email protected]: "US Forces conducted an airstrike targeting al-Shabaab militants approximately 30 miles southwest of Mogadishu, Somalia, on May 31, killing twelve militants"

Tahrir al-Sham executed two people in the Aldana in north Idlib after arresting them while trying to plant explosive devices

Al-Qaeda fumes after semi-naked wrestlers staged a Royal Rumble event in Jeddah, with the jihadist group issuing a stern warning to Saudi Arabia's reformist Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over his "sinful projects"

US Gov. amended the designation of al-Nusrah Front to include Syria's Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)

Kenya Official Statement: Warning of Increased alShabaab presence in the border are with Somalia

Kenya says number of Al-Shabab fighters along border with Somalia is "on the rise"; says some are trying to cross into Kenya. According to the statement a group of Al-Shabab militants led by operational commander Sharif Layn Kulul may be planning attacks in Kenya

3 Al-Shabab militants sentenced to death by a military court for their role in the attack on Hotel Nasa Hablod2 on October 28 last year. The trio Farhan Mohamed Samatar, Abdinasir Dhaqane Hassan and Abdshir Mohamed Haji were overpowered and arrested as they tried to escape the scene.

Security forces in Mogadishu captured two suspected militant assassins after exchanging gunfire in Waberi district; both suspects were carrying pistols, one of them is wounded in the operation. A civilian bystander was killed after being caught in the fire, source.

Suspected Islamists behead 10 in Mozambique - local sources

U.S. military says 10 Al-Shabab militants killed in new airstrike outside Mogadishu: statement

Heavy gunfire heard in Bakara market in Somali capital Mogadishu

Five people including four civilians were injured after Al-Shabab suicide VBIED in Afgoye; a child was also killed after being run-over by a vehicle running away from the scene of the explosion: Official

Al Shabaab claims suicide bomber hits Somalia military convoy

Suicide car bomb hits Somali military convoy in Afgoye, casualties reported: Official

Reports of an explosion in Mogadishu, Somali capital.

U.S. forces say they killed an al-Qaeda leader, Hazrat Abbas, in Nangahar province in E Afghanistan, Apr. 23, 2018.

U.S. forces conducted an airstrike killing an al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) leader, Hazrat Abbas, and his bodyguard, in Sherzad district, Nangahar province, Afghanistan, Apr. 23, 2018

Libya- MSCD (now Derna Protection Force) report that a "foreign UAV" conducted 3 airstrikes yesterday in al-Hila, south of Derna.

Germany 20 y/o man from Somalia charged with being former member of terrorist organization AlShabab, attempted murder, providing material support for murder: federal prosecutor general. Focus on attacks, plots in Somalia in 2012. Suspect had been arrested in Germany in Feb 2018.

Libya- In a major development, Chairman of MSCD Attia Saeed al-Shaeri calls for unification of groups in Derna, formation of "Derna Protection Force" ahead of impending LNA offensive against the city.

A U.S. drone airstrike reportedly killed several Al-Shabaab fighters near Bariire town on Wednesday. Reports indicate that the missiles destroyed Al-Shabaab training camp in the village. Somalia

Explosion hits military vehicle in Wanlaweyne town – Residents

AQIM reiterated threat to target Western and in particular French enterprises in the Maghreb (from Libya to Mauritania) and Sahel-ian countries, warns Muslims to avoid sites, also says France acquires 85% of the wealth in the region while the rest is in the hands of traitors

Death toll from Thursday's Suspected Al-Shabab attack in northeastern Kenya has risen to three, at least three others are injured two of them seriously. The victims are identified to be quarry workers in an area called Shimbir Fatima close to the border with Somalia.

Demonstration today in Maarat Al-Numan against Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham

Pentagon: The Department of Defense announced today the transfer of Ahmed Mohammed Ahmed Haza al Darbi from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,." This is the first transfer of a Guantanamo detainee since Trump took office

Around 200 HTS fighters + civilians from Yarmouk Camp arrived in Greater Idlib as part of deal with Fuah-Kefraya.

Syrian government: agreement reached with Tahrir Al Sham to evacuate from Yarmouk camp

Hayat Tahrir a-Sham (Nusra) kidnapped the media activist Rami Raslan from Darkoush, Idlib, today. HTS continues to arrest civilians, activists and fighters opposed to its rule.