; Year After Uganda Bombings, Al-Shabab's Influence Diminished
The Washington Times › July 11, 2011
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A Somali-based terrorist group sent an unmistakable message a year ago Monday when it bombed two nightclubs here: It had the ability and determination to strike outside Somalia, the failed, violent nation on the Horn of Africa.
Al-Shabab operatives reached across neighboring Kenya to hit Uganda, targeted because it had 5,000 peacekeeping troops stationed in Somalia to help stabilize a country that last had a functioning government 20 years ago.See the full content of this document
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; Year After Uganda Bombings, Al-Shabab's Influence Diminished
The region braced for more attacks from al-Shabab, as analysts predicted sub-Saharan Africa would become the world's new battlefront of terrorism.
A year later, however, al-Shabab has scored only one fol...See the full content of this document
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