Dossier
Al Shabaab
Coverage of Al Shabaab in the Nexus archive.
Center for Strategic and International Studiesorganization1Islamic State West Africa Provinceorganization1U.S. Africa Commandorganization1Trump administrationorganization1Islamic Stateorganization1al-Qaidaorganization1unmanned aerial systemstopic1Cholo Abdi Abdullahperson19/11-style attacktopic1United Statesplace1Aircraft piracytopic1Material support to foreign terrorist organizationtopic1
- Experts warn terrorism threat is rising in Africa as US pulls back
Experts warn of a rising terrorism threat in Africa, with al-Qaida and Islamic State affiliates like Al Shabaab and ISWAP gaining capabilities through technology and expanding operations. The U.S. has reduced its military presence in Africa by 75% while focusing counterterrorism efforts on Somalia and Nigeria.
- Cholo Abdi Abdullah Convicted for Conspiring to Commit 9/11-Style Attack at the Direction of Al Shabaab
Cholo Abdi Abdullah was convicted on all six counts including conspiracy to provide material support to the terrorist organization Al Shabaab and conspiracy to commit a 9/11-style attack. The charges encompassed aircraft piracy, aircraft destruction, murder of U.S. nationals, and transnational acts of terrorism. Abdullah was acting at the direction of Al Shabaab in planning these attacks.