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[muriel_volestrangler]

1. There's a definite religious aspect to the Somali civil war too

Who are Somalia's al-Shabab?

It emerged as the radical youth wing of Somalia's now-defunct Union of Islamic Courts, which controlled Mogadishu in 2006, before being forced out by Ethiopian forces.
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Al-Shabab has staged numerous attacks in Kenya. The 2 April massacre at Garissa University, near the border with Somalia, is the bloodiest so far.

At least 147 people died when gunmen stormed the university at dawn and targeted Christian students.
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In a joint video released in February 2012, former al-Shabab leader Ahmed Abdi Godane said he "pledged obedience" to al-Qaeda head Ayman al-Zawahiri.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-15336689