Somalia Al-Qaeda involvement in Africa

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in february 2012, al-shabaab officially pledged loyalty al-qaeda. in audio message al-qaeda leader ayman al-zawahiri, al-shabaab leader said: on behalf of soldiers , commanders in al-shabaab, pledge allegiance you. lead path of jihad , martyrdom drawn our imam, martyr osama.


activities of al-qaeda in somalia alleged have begun 1992. organization s role during course of 1992–1994 un missions limited handful of trainers. ali mohamed , other al-qaeda members purportedly trained forces loyal fraction leader mohammed farah aidid. osama bin laden himself claimed in interview abc s john miller have sent al-qaeda operatives somalia. 1 of al-qaeda fighters present during interview claimed have slit throats of 3 american soldiers in somalia. mark bowden, author of black hawk down, states terrorist organization did train of aidid s men, not part of fight forces in 1993 battle of mogadishu.


al-qaeda linked militant islamic courts union (icu) front in somalia. believed several terrorist attacks orchestrated ras kamboni, in extreme southern tip of somalia adjacent kenya, including 1998 united states embassy bombings , 2002 mombasa hotel bombing. on june 22, 2006, assistant secretary of state african affairs jendayi frazer announced u.s. seeking assistance of icu in apprehension of suspects carried out attacks against east african embassies , hotel in kenya. listed following persons suspected of being in somalia (name , nationality): fazul abdullah mohamed (comoros), saleh ali saleh nabhan (kenya), , abu taha al-sudan (sudan). when icu did not cooperate, u.s. first financed rival factions, , followed limited air strikes icu rule in mogadishu fell in face of ethiopian army assault. pentagon said high level al-qaeda member icu captured in somalia , transferred u.s. military prison in guantanamo bay.


after dissolution of icu, al-qaeda reportedly established strong ties al-shabaab splinter group.


in september 2009, thought saleh ali saleh nabhan killed during military raid in somalia. top al-qaeda suspect , thought responsible attacks on hotel in kenya , on israeli airliner in 2002.








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