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Jihadology Podcast: The State of Jihadism in Somalia: al-Shabab & IS

Aaron Y. Zelin
Tuesday, November 3, 2015, 8:09 AM

Harun Maruf comes on the show to discuss jihadism in Somalia. Some of the topics covered include:

  • What al-Shabab has been up to since the Westgate Mall attack in Kenya
  • Background on al-Shabab’s leader Ahmad Umar and how he compares with its former leader Ahmed Abdi Godane
  • The state of foreign fighters in Somalia
  • The status of The Islamic State’s efforts in Somalia

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Harun Maruf comes on the show to discuss jihadism in Somalia. Some of the topics covered include:

  • What al-Shabab has been up to since the Westgate Mall attack in Kenya
  • Background on al-Shabab’s leader Ahmad Umar and how he compares with its former leader Ahmed Abdi Godane
  • The state of foreign fighters in Somalia
  • The status of The Islamic State’s efforts in Somalia

Links:

This episode also has a new #SocialMedia segment covering postings from October 24-November 1.

Thanks to Haakon Jahr, Kaspars Gasuns, and Raihan Kadir for supporting the podcast! If you’d like to support the show, and get some bonus content, check out the show’s Patreon page.

The podcast is produced by Karl Morand. If you have feedback you can email podcast@jihadology.net, or find us on Twitter: @JihadPod.

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Aaron Y. Zelin

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Aaron Y. Zelin is the Richard Borow Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, a visiting research scholar in the Department of Politics at Brandeis University, and the founder of Jihadology. He is also the author of the book “Your Sons Are At Your Service: Tunisia’s Missionaries of Jihad” (Columbia University Press, 2020) and the recent booklet “The Age of Political Jihadism: A Study of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham.”

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