Somalia

US and Somali intelligence officials claim that between 300-1200 foreign fighters have become part of Shabaab. The group’s leaders are foreign and it receives support and direction from al Qaeda central in Pakistan.

Bill Roggio is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Editor of FDD's Long War Journal.

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