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(NEFA Foundation) Video: "The Battle for Control of Somalia: Shabaab al-Mujahideen on the Frontline"

By Evan Kohlmann

abu_suleim_fighting.jpgThe NEFA Foundation has obtained new video footage of Shabaab al-Mujahideen militants fighting on the frontline in southern Somalia. The undated recording shows masked Shabaab commanders leading their charges under the official banner of Al-Qaida's "Islamic State of Iraq." Militants repeatedly demonstrate the tactics (and perils) of using "technicals"--civilian trucks and flatbeds that have large anti-aircraft weapons mounted on the rear. The video was released by Shabaab as part of a larger propaganda package titled, "Labayk Ya Usama!" ("At Your Service, O' Usama!").

The video can be viewed on the NEFA Foundation website.