Who are al-Shabab? Al-Shabab means The Youth in Arabic.It emerged - TopicsExpress



          

Who are al-Shabab? Al-Shabab means The Youth in Arabic.It emerged as the radical youth wing of Somalias now-defunct Union of Islamic Courts, which controlled Mogadishu in 2006, before being forced out by Ethiopian forces. There are numerous reports of foreign jihadists going to Somalia to help al-Shabab, and the group has claimed to be allied with al-Qaeda. It is banned as a terrorist group by both the US and the UK and is believed to have between 7,000 and 9,000 fighters.
Posted on: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 07:54:39 +0000

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