Al-Shabaab
From Bridget Johnson, About.com
Al-Shabaab ("The Youth") is a Somali Islamist group with loose ties to al-Qaida and a goal of overthrowing the transitional government and establishing sharia.
This image from al-Qaida's Global Islamic Media Front shows commander Suleymaan eulogizing Abdullahi Salaad (Abu Khalid), an Al-Shabaab commander killed in heavy fighting with Ethiopian troops in Mogadishu on Dec. 17, 2008.
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