Emerging Islamic Extremist Group Threatens U.S. Security, Experts Say
By BRIAN ROSS, AVNI PATEL and DANA HUGHES
December 1, 2008
Country's lawlessness may be attraction for terrorist groups.A group of Islamic militants called al-Shabaab now controls much of southern and central Somalia, and U.S. officials fear that the group, which swears allegiance to Osama bin Laden, is now strong enough to take over the country's capital, Mogadishu, and defeat the weak, American-backed government there.
"U.S. security interests are gravely threatened if a country again becomes what Afghanistan used to be: a safe haven for al Qaeda, a government run by al Qaeda affiliates, and a place where al Qaeda supporters from around the world can come safely and train to get ready to launch terrorist attacks around the world," said former White House counterterrorism advisor and ABC News Consultant Richard Clarke. There are also concerns that the Somali insurgents have rcruited Americans.. more..http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=6363800&page=1
Somalia’s jihad
Before Ethiopia invaded with Washington’s blessing, Somalia barely registered on the global jihadi radar. Two years later, the conflict is a significant mobilising force. Videos seeking recruits and financing for Islamist militias fighting the Ethiopian-backed transitional government have proliferated on jihadi web sites. Fighters from Zanzibar, the Comoros islands and as far away as Pakistan have been drawn to the insurgency. Ethiopia’s intervention has bolstered extremist elements that the US and other western powers hoped – against the advice of most experts at the time – that it would contain more...http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/331c25fc-c09e-11dd-b0a8-000077b07658.html?nclick_check=1
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