The Rise of a Jihadi Movement in a Country at War : Harakat al-Shabaab al Mujaheddin in Somalia

Roland Marchal (1)

1 CERI - Centre de recherches internationales (Sciences Po, CNRS)

This study intends to provide a fresh understanding of what the Somali Jihadi movement, al-Shabaab, has become over the last 6 years in terms of social constituency, political project, links to foreign Jihadi supporters and military power. Data are those collected by the authors and in the public domain. The main finding of this analysis is that al-Shabaab found ways to evolve and get lessons from previous strategic mistakes. Near to be eradicated in January 2007, this group is today the most powerful one in Somalia...

Domains: Humanities and Social Sciences; Political science; Humanities and Social Sciences; History

Roland Marchal. The Rise of a Jihadi Movement in a Country at War : Harakat al-Shabaab al Mujaheddin in Somalia. [Research Report] Sciences Po. 2011, pp.75. ⟨hal-03641269⟩