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Who Are Al-Shabab?

Who are al-Shabab?

The group was formerly the military wing of the deposed Islamic Court Union (ICU) that controlled much of central and southern Somalia in late 2006. However, they were forced out of Somalia by Ethiopian troops in support of the largely powerless UN-backed interim government. Ref. Source 6

Al-Shabab Who

Somalia: al-Shabab kills 'CIA and Ethiopian spies':

Somalia's militant Islamist group al-Shabab has killed by firing squad four men accused of spying for the CIA and other intelligence agencies. Ref. Source 5

Who Are Al-Shabab? Islam Studies

Another group, the Al-shabab, has been allowed by their own country to grow and prosper to the point that they may be a threat to the same government that is supposed to be overseeing them.

Al-Shabab Who

'Anything that flies is an enemy': Filming al-Shabab with a drone

Al Jazeera's Hamza Mohamed wanted to film al-Shabab fighters in their training camp using a drone - it was a risky and delicate move. Ref. Source 1t.