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Bookmark or Share- National Counterterrorism Center | Groups - DNIAl-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for many bombings—including various types of suicide attacks—in Mogadishu and in central and northern Somalia, typically targeting Somali government officials, AMISOM, and perceived allies of the FGS.
- Conflict With Al-Shabaab in Somalia | Global Conflict TrackerOn July 11, 2010, al-Shabaab launched its first foreign attack in Kampala, Uganda, killing seventy-six people in a series of suicide bombings. The terrorist group reached its peak in 2011...
- Al-Shabaab (militant group) - WikipediaIn subsequent years, it gained popular support from Somalis and became a dominant force in south and central Somalia, defending large swathes of territory by fighting against the African Union Mission to Somalia and the Federal Government of Somalia, as well as the latter's transitional predecessor.
- Islamic State-Somalia: A Growing Global Terror ConcernAccording to news reports citing several unnamed senior U.S. officials, the leader of the Islamic State’s Somali branch quietly became the global head of the Islamic State last year. This is far from confirmed. But it is clear the group is growing as a threat.
- Al-Shabaab - Council on Foreign RelationsAn insurgent group formed in the early 2000s, al-Shabaab seeks to establish an Islamic state in Somalia. The group is capable of carrying out deadly attacks across East Africa, despite...
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