by Admin | May 15, 2020 | Al-Shabab, FRONTPAGE, Incidents, Yool
The allies continue to maintain a shaky handle on AS this quarter, but the group is trying to bolster its urban terrorism campaign. Its IED campaign seems to be picking up, but its direct military attacks seemed to be stalling. Introduction As a result of the...
by Admin | Feb 1, 2020 | Al-Shabab, FRONTPAGE, Incidents, Yool
Summary The year 2019 saw the effect of allied response to Al-Shabab’s focus on assassinations in 2018, when it had ratcheted up assassinations and reduced direct military raids. The allied response led to a significant reduction in assassinations, SVBIEDs, massed...
by Admin | Apr 2, 2019 | Al-Shabab, FRONTPAGE, HISSPo, Horn of Africa, Incidents, Somalia, Yool
Summary Business in Somalia is shaped by security and governance issues. Major businesses in the country started their journey during the darkest days of the civil war. They adapted to the situation and helped lay the groundwork for the recovery of the Somali state by...
by Admin | Apr 2, 2019 | Al-Shabab, FRONTPAGE, Incidents, Yool
Dulmar Guud Ganacsiga Soomaaliya waxaa aalaaba xukuma xaaladda amni iyo midda dowladeed. Ganacsiyada waaweyn ee dalku waxay halgankooda soo billaabeen xilliyadii ugu madoobaa ee dagaalkii sokeeye. Waxay la qabsadeen xaaladaha waxayna ka qeyb qaateen asaaska soo...
by Admin | Dec 31, 2018 | FRONTPAGE, Yool
Al-Shabab’s conventional military wing is known as the Jabahaat (‘fronts’ in Arabic; singular Jabha). Its first iteration was formed in 2005 when the group sent a group of 15 men into the Somali region of Ethiopia. At its height in 2010, the Jabahaat...
by Admin | Jul 16, 2018 | FRONTPAGE, Yool
Summary This paper discusses Al-Shabab’s (AS) financial system and estimates the amount collected by the group, based on figures provided to Hiraal by former AS finance and Zakawaat officials. With the rise of Islamic State in Somalia, AS is not the only...
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