The group came to be known as al-Shabaab, meaning “the Youth,” and it was led by Aden Hashi Farah Ayro, a Somali operative reportedly trained by al-Qaeda in Afghanistan. Ideologically, al-Shabaab took a more extreme stance than the ICU as a whole, espousing a puritanical version of ...
“The alternative route is Nairobi (FIR), Addis (FIR) and Djibouti (FIR). It’s a longer route hence more fuel is used, meaning more costs,” the expert added. While primarily active in Somalia, the terror group has recently shown its capability and intent to conduct attacks targeting ...
The next stage for many over here is ahang-wringing sessionover whether al-Shabaab “poses a threat to the West“; it probably doesn’t. Westgate was an organizational coup for al-Shabaab (itlooks likethey managed to rent a shop space in the mall to prepare for the attack), but it li...