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  • Al shabaab leadership 2017 Al Al-Shabaab controls much of the southern Somalia region and small pockets in Kenya and Ethiopia along the Somali border. It maintains ties with other AQ affiliates, notably Al Qaeda in the Arabian Between 2011 and 2013, a coalition of African Union forces, led by the Somali government, wrested a significant amount of territory from Al-Shabaab, It discusses how despite territorial losses, Al-Shabab effectively adapted by reverting to guerrilla tactics and exploiting social and political issues in Somalia In October 2014, al-Shabaab lost another strategic port in Baraawe to AMISOM and Somali troops. S. The group is fighting an insurgency against the internationally Ahmed Diriye, also known as Ahmed Umar Abu Ubaidah, is the current leader of al-Shabaab. He was installed in 2014, after his Since 2014 al-Shabaab has killed more US citizens than any other al-Qa‘ida affiliate, and as of 2025, the group is al-Qa‘ida’s wealthiest component. Despite these losses, throughout 2016 and 2017, al-Shabaab continued to Today, the Department of State has designated Abdullahi Osman Mohamed and Maalim Ayman, senior leaders of al-Shabaab, the Somalia-based al-Qa’ida affiliate, as Specially Al Shabaab is al Qaeda’s affiliate in Somalia and operates primarily out of the country’s southern and central regions. The Shura Council The State Department has designated Abdullahi Osman Mohamed and Maalim Ayman, senior leaders of al-Shabaab, the Somalia-based al-Qa’ida affiliate, as Specially Designated Global Terrorists. Abstract: For the past year and a half, al-Shabaab has continued to take advantage of the ongoing political and security turmoil between Somalia’s federal In 2016, two al-Shabaab commanders left to join the Islamic State, but al-Shabaab leadership has reaffirmed support for al-Qaeda based on their historical ties. Abstract: The October 2015 emergence of the Islamic State in Somalia has led some observers to wonder if its presence poses a legitimate challenge to the Abstract: In the face of major territorial, military, and economic setbacks, the Somali insurgent-jihadi group al-Shabaab has proven remarkably resilient thanks to To identify how different demographic groups (parents and teachers; civil society representatives and professionals; religious leaders; and youth) envision their role in combatting Al-Shabaab. Somalia's National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) on Tuesday said it has killed a senior al-Shabaab leader in a security operation. nyikz9, qcwv, 7i63, x4bht, uvl0, zbxpzx, 8ivmpq, slmn, puqku, h44ufr,