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Al-Shabaab Leader’s First Audio Message Suggests Morale Is Low Among Somali Militants
Publication: Terrorism Monitor Volume: 14 Issue: 16
August 5, 2016 04:45 PM Age: 9 days
By: Sunguta West

Al-Shabaab militants (Source aljazeera.com)

After nearly two years of silence, al-Shabaab leader Sheikh Ahmad Umar Abu Ubaidah has released his first audio message, a fiery rant that appears aimed at motivating his beleaguered fighters as they battle African Union (AU) troops in southern Somalia.

The 44-minute audio recording, released on July 12 in time for the Eid al-Fitr holiday, comes nearly two years after Umar took over as emir of al-Shabaab.

Delivered in Somali and titled “Sharia or Martyrdom” (two areas supposedly highly valued by al-Shabaab members), the message has been widely circulated on social media and broadcast on Radio Andalus, a channel associated with the militant group.

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