The Capturing of Nahzi

The same group of SEALs that raided Osama bin Laden in 2011 went back for another counter terrorism mission last weekend in Mogadishu, Somalia. They swam to the shores of a southern Somalian town in hopes of stopping an Al-Shabab terrorist group, with an alliance to the Al-Queda, that had been linked to the recent mall attack in Kenya. The raid failed as the SEAL's group leader aborted the mission after 20 minutes of unexpected firefight. Hours after the raid in Solmalia US forces focused their attention on another task, capturing Nazih Abdul-Hamed al-Ruqai, leader of the Al-Shabab and listed as a high priority on the FBI's most wanted terrorist list. This man has been said to have been involved with several terrorist attacks including a 1998 bombing of the Kenyan US embassy, which resulted in 220 casualties. The mission proved successful and Nahzi is now being detained outside of Libya. On Sunday Secretary of State John Kerry, pointed out that the US action against militants in Africa sends the oh so original message "[terrorists] can run but they can't hide." Good one John. It's been 20 years since the famous "Black Hawk Down" mission, and since then US military force in Africa has been limited since bringing said "stability" to the Horn of Africa, and these attacks prove that our mission to counter terrorism should not be taken lightly and we will do anything that needs to be done to keep this stability. Groups like the Al-Shabab and Al-Queda have had great success hiding out in Somalia and the last US attack took place in 2009 after killing a leader and plotter of the 1998 embassy attacks. It seems we are currently trying to collect as much information as possible on members of the terrorists groups and have, as of recently, been given more names to investigate, including a family member of the targeted leader from the 2009 Somalian raid.

SEALs Abort Mission to Capture Leader of Al-Shabab

I also wanted to post this interview with John Stewart and a young woman from Pakistan, who has recently been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize, making her the youngest person at 16 years old to be nominated. Her story is unbelievable and for a 16 year old to courageously speak out against terrorists that are preventing her and many other women from continuing on with their education. [Alex edits: I embedded the video, for your viewing pleasure]