Al-Qaeda grows in Africa : new union with Al Shabaab
Al Shabaab presents a growing threat to Somalia. After it formalised its association with al-Qaeda, the momentum of attacks, especially suicide attacks, increased. By making inroads to Africa, al Qaeda will exploit Al Shabaab’s long standing links with like-minded threat groups in a fragile continen...
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sg-ntu-dr.10356-952082020-11-01T08:03:23Z Al-Qaeda grows in Africa : new union with Al Shabaab Rohan Gunaratna S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science Al Shabaab presents a growing threat to Somalia. After it formalised its association with al-Qaeda, the momentum of attacks, especially suicide attacks, increased. By making inroads to Africa, al Qaeda will exploit Al Shabaab’s long standing links with like-minded threat groups in a fragile continent. 2012-09-03T08:17:10Z 2019-12-06T19:10:21Z 2012-09-03T08:17:10Z 2019-12-06T19:10:21Z 2012 2012 Commentary Rohan Gunaratna. (2012). Al-Qaeda grows in Africa : new union with Al Shabaab. (RSIS Commentaries, No. 069). RSIS Commentaries. Singapore: Nanyang Technological University. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/95208 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/8443 en RSIS Commentaries, 069-12 2 p. application/pdf |
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Al Shabaab presents a growing threat to Somalia. After it formalised its association with al-Qaeda, the momentum of attacks, especially suicide attacks, increased. By making inroads to Africa, al Qaeda will exploit Al Shabaab’s long standing links with like-minded threat groups in a fragile continent. |
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