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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. Inside Al-Shabaab: The Secret History of Al-Qaeda's Most Powerful Ally 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, authors Harun Maruf and Dan Joseph 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 Maruf and Joseph's 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. The audio book is narrated by Nicholas Smith. Produced by Speechki in 2021.

Shabaab (Organization) --- Al-Shabaab (Organization) --- Al-Shabaab (Somalia) --- Ash-Shabaab (Somalia) --- Harakat al-Shabab al-Mujahideen --- Hizbul Shabaab (Somalia) --- HSM (Somalia) --- Movement of Striving Youth (Somalia) --- Mujahidin al-Shabaab Movement (Somalia) --- Mujahidin Youth Movement (Somalia) --- MYM (Somalia) --- Popular Resistance Movement in the Land of the Two Migrations (Somalia) --- Shabaab (Somalia) --- Shabab (Organization) --- Xarakada Mujaahidiinta Alshabaab (Somalia)

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"This report analyzes the U.S. and allied campaign against the al Qa'ida-linked terrorist group al Shabaab in Somalia, examines what steps have been most successful against the group, and identifies potential recommendations. It concludes that, while al Shabaab was weakened between 2011 and 2016, the group could resurge if urgent steps are not taken to address the political, economic, and governance challenges at the heart of the conflict. This study finds that a tailored engagement strategy which involved deploying a small number of U.S. special operations forces to conduct targeted strikes, provide intelligence, and build the capacity of local partner forces to conduct ground operations--was key in degrading al Shabaab. Still, progress in Somalia is reversible in the absence of continued and consistent pressure and political, economic, and social reforms. Today's terrorism and insurgency landscape defies easy solutions, with challenges from the Islamic State, al Qa'ida, and other groups across the Middle East, Europe, Asia, and Africa. While there has been a significant focus on how and why the U.S. and other Western governments have failed to degrade terrorists and insurgents in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, Libya, and other countries, there has been far less attention on successful efforts to degrade groups. In Somalia, there has been limited progress. The challenge will be preventing a reversal"--Publisher's description.

Polemology --- Somalia --- Terrorism --- Counterinsurgency --- Counterguerrilla warfare --- Guerrilla warfare --- Insurgency --- Acts of terrorism --- Attacks, Terrorist --- Global terrorism --- International terrorism --- Political terrorism --- Terror attacks --- Terrorist acts --- Terrorist attacks --- World terrorism --- Direct action --- Political crimes and offenses --- Subversive activities --- Political violence --- Terror --- Prevention --- Evaluation. --- Shabaab (Organization) --- Al-Shabaab (Organization) --- Al-Shabaab (Somalia) --- Ash-Shabaab (Somalia) --- Harakat al-Shabab al-Mujahideen --- Hizbul Shabaab (Somalia) --- HSM (Somalia) --- Movement of Striving Youth (Somalia) --- Mujahidin al-Shabaab Movement (Somalia) --- Mujahidin Youth Movement (Somalia) --- MYM (Somalia) --- Popular Resistance Movement in the Land of the Two Migrations (Somalia) --- Shabaab (Somalia) --- Shabab (Organization) --- Xarakada Mujaahidiinta Alshabaab (Somalia)

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Some 250,000 people died in the southern Somalia famine of 2011-12, which also displaced and destroyed the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands more. Yet this crisis had been predicted in 2010. The harshest drought in Somalia's recent history coincided with a global spike in food prices, hitting this arid, import-dependent country hard. The policies of Al-Shabaab, a militant Islamist group that controlled southern Somalia, exacerbated an already difficult situation, barring most humanitarian assistance, while the donors' counter-terrorism policies criminalized any aid falling into their hands. A major disaster resulted from production and market failures precipitated by the drought and food price crisis, while the famine itself resulted from failure to respond quickly to these events-and was thus largely human-made. This book analyzes the famine.

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