Inside Al-Shabaab: The Secret History of Al-Qaeda's Most Powerful Ally

Synopsis

Foreword / By Christopher Anzalone -- Sources And Acknowledgments -- Prologue: Birth Of A Militant -- Origins And Rise -- Jihad Arrives In Somalia -- The Cis, Warlords, And Ethiopia -- The Real Jihad Has Just Started -- Godane -- Al-shabaab Americans -- Radical Organization -- The Battle For Mogadishu -- Tfg In Grave Jeopardy -- Send Troops... Within 24 Hours -- Zenith And Stalemate -- The Ramadan Offensive -- Withdrawal -- On The Run -- Divisions And Purge -- The Road To Westgate -- No Place To Hide -- Resurgence -- Arresting The Decline -- The Isis Incursion -- Al-shabaab's Future. Harun Maruf And Dan Joseph ; Foreword By Christopher Anzalone. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.