AFRICOM: Al-Shabab growing more emboldened in targeting US troops

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AFRICOM: Al-Shabab growing more emboldened in targeting US troops
Diana Stancy Correll
 

Al-Shabab, an al-Qaida offshoot based in Somalia, is growing more emboldened in targeting U.S. troops, according to U.S. Africa Command’s director of intelligence Navy Rear Adm. Heidi Berg.

“We do assess that there is a definitive shift in focus on conducting attacks against the U.S.” Berg told reporters Friday. “We’ve watched that take place over the course of a couple of months.”

Violent extremist groups including ISIS-Somalia, Boko Haram and al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb exist in Africa. But Berg claimed that al-Shabab is particularly worrisome, and noted that the organization’s propaganda and public announcements are “reminiscent” of al-Qaida’s prior to the 9/11 attacks.

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2020/09/15/africom-al-shabab-growing-more-emboldened-in-targeting-us-troops/

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Is Al-Shabab required to spit shine their sandals?  I can't tell from the picture.