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Author Maruf, Harun, author

Title Inside al-Shabaab : the secret history of al-Qaeda's most powerful ally / Harun Maruf and Dan Joseph ; Foreword by Christopher Anzalone
Published Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2018]

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Contents Foreword / by Christopher Anzalone -- Sources and acknowledgments -- Prologue : birth of a militant -- Jihad arrives in Somalia -- The CIS, warlords, and Ethiopia -- "The real jihad has just started" -- Godane -- Al-Shabaab Americans -- Radical organization -- "TFG in grave jeopardy" -- "Send troops ... within 24 hours" -- Zenith and stalemate -- The Ramadan offensive -- Withdrawal -- Divisions and purge -- The road to Westgate -- No place to hide -- Arresting the decline -- The ISIS incursion -- Al-Shabaab's future
Summary 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 of everyday life such as clothing, media, sports, interpersonal relations, and prayer. This book recounts the rise, fall, and resurgence of this overlooked terrorist organization and provides an intimate understanding of its connections with Al-Qaeda. Drawing from interviews with former Al-Shabaab militants, including high-ranking officials, military commanders, police, and foot soldiers, the authors reveal the motivations of those who commit their lives to the group and its violent jihadist agenda. A wealth of sources including US diplomatic cables released by Wikileaks, letters taken from the Pakistani hideout of Osama bin Laden, case files from the prosecution of American Al-Shabaab members, emails from Hillary Clinton's tenure as secretary of state, and Al-Shabaab's own statements and recruiting videos inform this investigation of the United States' campaign against Al-Shabaab and how the 2006 US-backed Ethiopian invasion of Somalia gave the group the popular support it needed to radicalize ordinary citizens and become a powerful movement
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Shabaab (Organization)
SUBJECT Shabaab (Organization) fast
Subject Terrorism -- Somalia
Insurgency -- Somalia
Islam and politics -- Somalia
HISTORY -- Africa -- General.
Insurgency
Islam and politics
Politics and government
Terrorism
SUBJECT Somalia -- Politics and government -- 1991- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh97005032
Subject Somalia
Form Electronic book
Author Joseph, Dan (Journalist), author.
LC no. 2018032045
ISBN 9780253037510
0253037514
9780253037503
0253037506