Analysis: Shabaab advertises its al Qaeda allegiance

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Shabaab, the terrorist and insurgency organization based in Somalia, continues to market its allegiance to al Qaeda. Shabaab’s propaganda arm, Al-Kata’ib Media, has released several videos since late April that underscore the group’s fealty to al Qaeda’s senior leadership and its adherence to al Qaeda’s ideological platform. Two of the productions featured lengthy audio messages from Shabaab’s emir, Abu Ubaydah Ahmad Umar, a shadowy figure who is not normally so chatty.

Source: Hiiraan Online