Inside al-Shabaab: the secret history of al-Qaeda's most powerful ally 9780253037510, 9780253037480, 9780253037497, 0253037484, 0253037492
Foreword / by Christopher Anzalone -- Sources and acknowledgments -- Prologue: birth of a militant -- Part One. Origins
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English Pages xiii, 323 pages : illustrations : 23 cm Year 2018
Table of contents :
Foreword / by Christopher Anzalone --
Sources and acknowledgments --
Prologue: birth of a militant --
Part One. Origins and Rise: 1. Jihad arrives in Somalia
2. The CIA, the warlords, and Ethiopia
3. "The real jihad has just started"
4. Godane
5. Al-Shabaab Americans
5. Radical organization --
Part Two. The Battle for Mogadishu: 7. "TFG in grave jeopardy"
8. "Send troops ... within 24 hours"
9. Zenith and stalemate
10. The Ramadan offensive
11. Withdrawal --
Part Three. On the Run: 12. Divisions and purge
13. The road to Westgate
14. No place to hide --
Part Four. Resurgence: 15. Arresting the decline
16. The ISIS incursion
17. Al-Shabaab's future.
