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March 13, 2010 - 01:27

Al-Qaeda Veteran Takes al-Shabaab Helm

By William Tucker

Fazul Mohammed.jpgIn the past two months rumors of an impending assault on the Somali capital of Mogadishu have gathered steam. In the midst of all this several militant groups have undergone changes and political alliances have shifted. The first noticeable shift came when Hizbul Islam, one of the Islamist groups that assaulted Mogadishu in 2009, split with half of the group merging with al-Qaeda linked al-Shabaab and the others left fighting for their very existence. Another significant event was the meeting in Addis Ababa between the Somali transitional government (TFG) and Ethiopian backed Ahlu Sunnah Waljamaah. According to several press reports the TFG and Ahlu Sunnah came to some sort of an agreement, but while the exact details are unknown we can reasonably assume that the two parties agreed to military cooperation and possible collaboration on a future government. And finally we have word today that Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, the mastermind of the bombing of two U.S. Embassies in Africa, has reemerged and taken the helm of al-Shabaab. Indeed, this is a disturbing development.

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April 14, 2009 - 10:20

Pirates on the Carribean

For the last few years, Pirates on the Carribean conjured the swashbuckling antics of Johnny Depp. Nowadays romantized notions of such a thing has been put to rest by the real thing.

In Homeland Security blogger Jenni Hesterman, warned travelers of such happenings months ago.

December 21, 2006 - 07:42

The Coming War in Somalia

John A.Cote MSSI, CPP

Although events in , and have been taking more than their share of headlines as of late, a war in has been brewing for the past few months.

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