Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Chronology; Abbreviations; Glossary; 1. Introduction; 2. Setting the Stage: The Resurgence of Religion in Somalia; 3. Origins; 4. The First Expansive Phase, 2005-06: In the Shadow of the Courts; 5. Phoenix from the Ashes: Insurgency (2007-08); 6. The Golden Age of Al-Shabaab (2009-10); 7. The Era of Troubles (2010- ); 8. Lose Some, Win Some?; 9. Conclusions; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Summary
"Since early 2007 a new breed of combatants has appeared on the streets of Mogadishu and other towns in Somalia: the 'Shabaab', or youth, the only self-proclaimed branch of al-Qaeda to have gained acceptance (and praise) from Ayman al-Zawahiri and 'AQ centre' in Afghanistan. Itself an offshoot of the Islamic Courts Union, which split in 2006, Shabaab has imposed Sharia law and is also heavily influenced by local clan structures within Somalia itself."--Provided by publisher
Notes
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed on October 1, 2013)