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Inside al-Shabaab : the secret history of al-Qaeda's most powerful ally / Harun Maruf and Dan Joseph ; Foreword by Christopher Anzalone.

One of the most powerful Islamic militant groups in Africa, Al-Shabaab exerts Taliban-like rule over millions in Somalia and poses a growing threat to stability in the Horn of Africa. Somalis risk retaliation or death if they oppose or fail to comply with Al-Shabaab-imposed restrictions on aspects o...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Authors: Maruf, Harun (Author), Joseph, Dan (Journalist) (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2018]
Subjects:
Shabaab (Organization)
Terrorism > Somalia.
Insurgency > Somalia.
Islam and politics > Somalia.
Somalia > Politics and government > 1991-
Insurgency.
Islam and politics.
Politics and government.
Terrorism.
Somalia.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / by Christopher Anzalone
  • Sources and acknowledgments
  • Prologue: birth of a militant
  • Origins and rise
  • Jihad arrives in Somalia
  • The CIS, warlords, and Ethiopia
  • "The real jihad has just started"
  • Godane
  • Al-Shabaab Americans
  • Radical organization
  • The battle for Mogadishu
  • "TFG in grave jeopardy"
  • "Send troops ... within 24 hours"
  • Zenith and stalemate
  • The Ramadan offensive
  • Withdrawal
  • On the run
  • Divisions and purge
  • The road to Westgate
  • No place to hide
  • Resurgence
  • Arresting the decline
  • The ISIS incursion
  • Al-Shabaab's future.

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