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Al Qaeda-Linked Group Employs Brutal Tactics to Gain Power

If the Islamic insurgent group Al-Shabaab, which is now in charge of much of Somalia, takes over the capital city Mogadishu, the country will be "in Hell," warns a former Al-Shaabab fighter. Ali, a Somali-Kenyan, told ABC News he was forced to join Al-Shabaab while living in Somalia over a year ago. He escaped to Kenya two months ago after he says he was asked many times to go on suicide bombing missions. "What they're doing now, the bombing there that's going on. Somalia now itself is... Full Story
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