Djibouti Terrorism 2018, CIA World Factbook

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Djibouti Terrorism 2018

SOURCE: 2018 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES

Page last updated on February 28, 2018

Terrorist groups - foreign based:
al-Shabaab: aim(s): avenge Djibouti's support for NATO and other forces combatting al-Shabaab area(s) of operation: responsible for killing a Turkish national and injuring 11 international soldiers on 24 May 2014, when two suicide bombers detonated their explosives inside La Chaumiere, a restaurant in Djibouti's capital popular with tourists and Western military personnel; the suicide bombings were the first in the country's history; continues to conduct lethal attacks; leadership claims the attacks are in retaliation for Djibouti's support for NATO and the African Union Mission for Somalia, a regional peacekeeping force operated by the African Union with the approval of the UN

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Djibouti Terrorism 2018 SOURCE: 2018 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES