Sunday, January 11, 2015

"What You need to know About Terrorism in Africa"

The document that I selected discusses al-Shabob (the terrorist group) and its history.  Let me start by saying what al-Shabob translates to.  It translates to "the youth".  They only have one goal, which is to inforce Islam's law.   al-Shabob came into power in 2006 when Ethiopian troops attacked the ICU, leaving the nation vulnerable.  al-Shabob is a terrorist group that was built of Al-Qaida.  They are "much smaller but much more radical" (Peter Pham).  Al-Qaida is the baseline of all of their schemes.  They have leaders from al-Qaida and people that have trained from them.  For more info on al-Qaida and al-Shabob, click these links

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Qaeda
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Shabaab_(militant_group)

2 comments:

  1. I see the origin of the terrorist group, but would the group relate to the one in A Long Way Gone

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  2. I think this does relate to the rebel groups in "A Long Way Gone". Both groups have similarities and a common goal.

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