Al-Shabaab: Leading the Jihadist Offensive in Africa

The Somali, Al-Qaeda linked terrorist organization, which was formed out of the ashes of the Islamic Courts Union after its capitulation at the conclusion of the 2006 Battle of Mogadishu, has recently been terrorizing any African nation that dares to try and take part in the stabilization of the anarchic Somalia.

Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the slaughter of 76 World Cup fans in Kampala because of Uganda's efforts to aid the sputtering Somali government.Al-Shabaab has also developed a nasty hobby of conducting deadly raids across the Somali-Kenyan border:

Al-Shabaab is not only responsible for slaughtering innocents abroad, it is also trying to build its own draconian, puritanical, Islamist dystopia in its territories in Somalia. The terrorists have banned music, school bells, and playing soccer.And that's not all. Al-Shabaab has also become the hip new way to rebel for American kids. Two males in their twenties were recently arrested for making a dash to Somalia to join al-Shabaab and in a recent and very fascinating Current.tv documentary, "Vanguard" tracks how an American Muslim became the latest useful useful idiot to join al-Shabaab (along with 30 others according to the FBI).