Al Shabaab

Abstract

Al Shabaab (aka Harakat Al Shabaab Al Mujahidin, or Mujahidin Youth Movement) is an insurgent and terrorist group that emerged in the mid-2000s amid a vacuum of state authority in Somalia. The group evolved out of a militant wing of the Union of Islamic Courts (UIC), which took control of Somalias capital, Mogadishu, in 2006.Neighboring Ethiopia, which backed Somalia's nascent transitional government, intervened militarily to oust the UIC. Al Shabaab used historical anti-Ethiopian sentiment among Somalis to attract recruits and support, including among the diaspora in the United States.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 16, 2020
Accession Number
AD1169937

Entities

People

  • Lauren P. Blanchard

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter IED
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Africa
  • Air Strikes
  • Aircrafts
  • Congress
  • Continents
  • Department Of State
  • East Africa
  • Explosive Devices
  • Explosives
  • Governments
  • Improvised Explosive Devices
  • Landing Fields
  • Laptop Computers
  • Man Borne Improvised Explosive Devices
  • Military Facilities
  • Military Operations
  • National Governments
  • Targets
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • United States Africa Command
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.