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Al-Shabaab fighters are being recycled through AQAP-linked networks and drawn into the Yemen conflict
2026-01-01
Jihad tourists heading for the new and more exciting.
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🚨Breaking & INTEL FLASH

Houthi-affiliated media has released an image of what appears to be a Somali fighter killed in Yemen, identified as Mohamed Saleh Sheikh Mohamed Tahir (Abu Mohamed), reportedly from Lower Shabelle, Somalia. This is the first known instance of such a publication by Houthi-linked outlets.

This publication is significant because UN-documented reporting has long established that Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) trained and hosted hundreds of Al-Shabaab fighters in Yemen’s Hadramout region, providing weapons, training, and operational support.

Notably, the Houthis have never publicly acknowledged ties to Al-Shabaab,
…who are Sunni, not Shiite…
despite evidence of overlapping networks via AQAP-connections I first exposed in 2023, when such claims were widely denied.

More at the link
Posted by:badanov

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