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Somalia: Al-Shabaab Joins Al-Qaeda

Kenya's Defence Force says the merger has opened the way for other international players involved in the fight against terrorism to take part in the war against Al-Shabaab.

VIDEO: Al Shabaab officially joins Al Qaeda

East Africa: EAC Defence Experts in Kigali to Discuss Terrorism

New Times, 13 February 2012

Defence experts from the East African Community (EAC) nations are scheduled to meet in Kigali today to lay strategies to fight piracy and terrorism in the region, according to… Read more »
Somalia: Al Shabaab Insurgents Attack Coalition Forces

Garowe Online, 12 February 2012

After officially joining Al Qaeda on Friday Al Shabaab insurgents attacked Somali and Kenyan troops stationed in the southern town of Busaar, Radio Garowe reports. Read more »
Somalia: Al-Qaeda Links Weaken Militants, Says Kenya

Nation, 11 February 2012

The move by al-Shabaab to join ranks with al-Qaeda will attract more international support to efforts to crush the militants, the military has said. Read more »

The Daily Nation

Members of Somalia's hardline Islamist rebel group Al-Shabaab.

Somalia: U.S. Ponders Re-Arming African Union Mission

Nation, 11 February 2012

The United States is considering additional assistance to the African Union military mission in Somalia (Amisom) in the wake of an announced merger between Al-Shabaab and Al-Qaeda. Read more »
Kenya: Shabaab Now Joins Al-Qaeda

The Star, 11 February 2012

MILITANT terrorist group al-Shabaab, which controls much of Somalia, has officially joined al Qaeda. Read more »
Somalia: Al-Shabab Militant Group Formally Joins Al-Qaeda

Shabelle, 10 February 2012

The militant group of Al-shabab in Somalia has formally announced on Friday it joined Al-Qaeda, according to a massage from the Al-Qaeda's leader, Ayman Al Zawahri. Read more »
Somalia: Al-Qaeda Endorses Al-Shabaab

ISS, 10 February 2012

The offensive against Al-Shabaab and the complexities surrounding the quest for peace in Somalia is set to assume another dimension with the formal endorsement of the group by… Read more »

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11 February 2012

KDF Downplays Al Qaeda, Shabaab Merger

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Kenya Defence Force is downplaying Al Shabaab's formal merger with the global terrorist outfit Al Qaeda. KDF says it has known all along that the ... see more »

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Somalia: Al Shabaab Launches Bomb Attack

Al Shabaab has taken responsibility for the suicide car bomb attack that killed at least 15 in the country's capital. Read more »
- Somalia: Al Shabaab Launches Suicide Bomb Attack
- Somalia: Suicide Car Bomb Blast Rocks Capital

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Somalia: Al-Shabaab Joins Al-Qaeda

VIDEO: Al Shabaab officially joins Al Qaeda

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KDF Downplays Al Qaeda, Shabaab Merger

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Somalia: Al Shabaab Launches Bomb Attack

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