Aug 4 (Reuters) - Four men linked to a Somali militant group were arrested in Melbourne on Tuesday on suspicion of planning a commando-style suicide attack with automatic weapons on an Australian military base, police said. Australian police said the four -- Australian citizens of Somali or Lebanese origin -- had links to al Shabaab, a militant Islamist group fighting for control of lawless Somalia.Here are five facts about the group:
* Al Shabaab is an al Qaeda-inspired militant group that has taken control of much of southern and central Somalia; which has been mired in anarchy since mostly hawiye warlords Terrorist groups overthrowing Honourable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre .January 26, 1991 .The interim government's attempts to restore central rule have largely been paralysed by infighting and the Islamist-led insurgency...more..http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SP461508.htm
Here's a portrait of Al-Shabaab in Somalia from Council of Foreign Relations. http://bit.ly/17IfQ
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