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Photo: Farah Abdi Warsameh / AP / Scanpix al-Shabaab fighters during exercise in northern Mogadishu.
The goal is to take power in Somalia
Al-Shabaab (meaning "youth") is an organization that has its origin in the Union of Islamic Courts in Somalia. It became publicly known 2005th
The organization's goal is to take power in Somalia and establish a government based on strict interpretation of Islam and Sharia law. It is branded a terrorist organization by the United States, Australia, Canada and Britain.
Al-Shabaab are behind several terrorist attacks carried out by suicide bombers in Somalia and Uganda. Was behind the threat against Lars Vilks
A Swedish-speaking al-Shabaab supporters threatened in a video recording in November 2010 to behead the artist Lars Vilks. According to SAPO, this is the first time anyone in the film pronounced the terrorist threat in Swedish.
Alqimmah.net, one of the organization's most important online forums, has long been based in Sweden and administered by a convert from Göteborg with roots in the White Power movement.
In March last year acquitted of two Swedish-Somalis of terrorist crimes in the Göta Court of Appeal after being convicted in court of plotting suicide attacks against civilians. The Court of Appeal says that they both participated in al-Shabaabs operations in Somalia and at least one of them clearly spoken to commit suicide attacks.
Some Swedish al-Shabaab supporters:
• Sheikh Fuad Mohamed Qalaf, also called Fuad Shangole, who is or has been a Swedish citizen, has recruited supporters in Rinkeby. Now he heads al-Shabaab in Puntland in northeastern Somalia.
• Yassin Ismail Ahmed worked as a youth leader at Rinkebymoskéns youth, Creative House. When he began to advocate the violent Islamist views, he was forced to stop, but continued to spread their message and encourage young Muslims to pledge allegiance to al-Shabaabs supreme leader. In late 2008 he settled in Somalia.
• Shuaib Ali Sheik Mohamed died in the battle of al-Shabaab in July 2009. He was born in 1981 and became a Swedish citizen 1998th
SAPO hardware monitors now what happens in Sweden since the Somali al-Shabaab has committed to the terrorist network Al Qaeda. About thirty Swedes have been in Somalia and received military training of all al-Shabaab.
