Al-Shabaab (militant group) - Wikipedia
WEBHarakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen, commonly known as al-Shabaab, is a Sunni Islamist military and political organization based in Somalia and active elsewhere in East Africa. It is actively involved in the ongoing Somali Civil War and incorporates elements of Somali nationalism into its Islamist cause.
Al-Shabaab | Council on Foreign Relations
WEBDec 6, 2022 · Updated. Last updated December 6, 2022 2:58 pm (EST) Summary. An insurgent group formed in the early 2000s, al-Shabaab seeks to establish an Islamic state in Somalia. The group is capable of...
Al-Shabaab | Somali Militant Group, Terrorism & Insurgency
WEBApr 27, 2024 · Al-Shabaab, Somali-based Islamist militant group with links to al-Qaeda. Beginning in 2006, the group waged an insurgency against Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government (TFG). Al-Shabaab originated as a militia affiliated with the Islamic Courts Union (ICU), a federation of local and clan-based.
National Counterterrorism Center | Groups - DNI
WEBAl-Shabaab is responsible for the assassination of Somali peace activists, international aid workers, numerous civil society figures, and journalists, and for blocking the delivery of aid from some Western relief agencies during the 2011 …
Conflict With Al-Shabaab in Somalia | Global Conflict Tracker
WEBFeb 14, 2024 · Al-Shabaab in Somali remains one of al-Qaeda’s strongest and most successful affiliates. The terrorist organization continues to exploit the Somalian government’s limited state capacity and the...
Examining Extremism: Harakat al Shabaab al Mujahideen (al Shabaab…
WEBPublished September 23, 2021. The resumption of U.S. airstrikes in Somalia in July 2021 after a six-month pause under the Biden administration is renewing focus on Harakat al Shabaab al Mujahideen, al Qaeda’s affiliate in East Africa more commonly known as al …
Inside the Decade-Long U.S. Fight Against Al Shabab in Somalia
WEBOct 24, 2021 · The hunt for an elusive Somali militant illustrates why Al Shabab, despite a decade of American covert action, are at their strongest in years. A ruined tank left over from Somalia’s civil war...
Who are Somalia's al-Shabab? - BBC News
WEB22 December 2017. AFP. Islamist militant group al-Shabab is battling the UN-backed government in Somalia, and has carried out a string of attacks across the region. The group, which is allied...
Al-Shabab attack on African Union forces in Somalia: What we …
WEB4 May 2022. By Joice Etutu,BBC News, Nairobi. AFP. African Union forces have been in Somalia since 2007. Islamist militant group al-Shabab says it has carried out what may prove to be one of...
Somalia and al-Shabab: The struggle to defeat the militants - BBC
WEBAug 23, 2022 · Reuters. The fight over control of the Hayat Hotel left much of it destroyed. In an audacious appointment, Somalia's new government has included a former al-Shabab militant, who once fought...
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