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Has Al-Shabaab’s allegiance pledge to al-Qaida influenced its bombing campaigns in Africa?

Onat, Ismail, Guler, Ahmet and Hsu, Henda Y. (2021) Has Al-Shabaab’s allegiance pledge to al-Qaida influenced its bombing campaigns in Africa? Africa at LSE (22 Sep 2021). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

Similar to several insurgent groups in Africa, Al-Shabaab in Somalia has pledged allegiance to al-Qaeda, which has implications for people`s safety in the continent. Some policymakers, practitioners and scholars assume that a pledge between insurgent groups increases terrorism in the base country or elsewhere. However, new analysis finds that Al-Shabaab`s bombing attacks did not significantly change in Africa after the group pledged allegiance to al-Qaeda, which has implications for international stakeholders who are at risk of reproducing terrorist propaganda efforts.

Item Type: Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/africaatlse/
Additional Information: © 2021 The Authors
Divisions: LSE
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
J Political Science > JZ International relations
Date Deposited: 11 Nov 2021 13:45
Last Modified: 15 Sep 2023 11:15
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/112234

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