Congressional Research Service Issues In Focus White Paper on Al Shabaab
February 15, 2023
February 15, 2023
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper on the Al Shabaab (No. IF10170) on Feb. 14, 2023, by African affairs specialist Lauren Ploch Blanchard:
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Al Shabaab
Al Shabaab (Harakat Al Shabaab Al Mujahidin, Mujahidin Youth Movement) is a Somalia-based insurgent and terrorist group that U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) in 2022 labeled "the largest, wealthiest, and most lethal Al Qaeda affiliate in . . .
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Al Shabaab
Al Shabaab (Harakat Al Shabaab Al Mujahidin, Mujahidin Youth Movement) is a Somalia-based insurgent and terrorist group that U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) in 2022 labeled "the largest, wealthiest, and most lethal Al Qaeda affiliate in . . .