Al-Shabaab in transition: personalities behind the insurgency

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Title:	Al-Shabaab in transition: personalities behind the insurgency
Editor:	Roble, Muhyadin Ahmed
Year:	2015
Language:	English
Series:	Militant leadership monitor, Special report
City of publisher:	Washington, DC
Publisher:	The Jamestown Foundation
Geographic term:	Somalia
Subjects:	terrorism Islamic movements leadership
Abstract:	This Quarterly Special Report (QRS) begins with a strategic overview of al-Shabaab and developments within the organization over 2014-2015, including the loss of its territory and leadership, by Muhyadin Ahmed Roble. Other articles: Shaykh Ahmad Umar takes the helm of al-Shabaab (Sunguta West); Al-Shabaab to face different direction after appointment of new leader (Sunguta West); A post-mortem analysis of Mukhtar Robow 'Abu Mansur,' the former spokesman of al-Shabaab (Muhyadin Ahmed Roble); Al-Shabaab second most powerful leader Ahmed Abdiqadir Abdullahi 'Isku Dhuq': a post-mortem analysis (Muhyadin Ahmed Roble); The 'Scandinavian fighter' in al-Shabaab: Fu'ad Muhammad Khalaf (Dario Cristiani); Bringing Jihad to Kenya: a profile of al-Shabaab's Ikrima al-Muhajir (Andrew McGregor); Islamist radicalization: a new challenge for Kenya (Sunguta West); Al-Shabaab exploits Kenyan crackdown to recruit Muslim youth (Muhyadin Ahmed Roble); Timeline (Kathryn Basinsky). [ASC Leiden abstract]