Somalia Urged To Take ‘Concrete Action’ Against Officials Who Violate Citizens’ Rights
The UN independent human rights expert on Somalia on Thursday called on authorities to step up efforts to address the country’s..
Eurasia Review
Al-Shabaab (militant group)
Somalia-based Islamist movement affiliated with al-Qaeda
Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen, commonly known as al-Shabaab, is a Sunni Islamist military and political organization based in Somalia and active elsewhere in East Africa. It is actively involved in the ongoing Somali Civil War and incorporates elements of Somali nationalism into its Islamist cause. Allegiant to the militant pan-Islamist organization al-Qaeda since 2012, it has also been suspected of forging ties with al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, and al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.
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