Shabaab

Shabaab has an estimated 750 to 1,000 “foreign fighters” in its ranks, according to an estimate by a Kenyan military official. The official also said al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is actively supporting Shabaab.

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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