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longwarjournal.org - 3/17/2009
Swedish citizen senior leader of Somali terror alliance
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A Swedish citizen released by the government last year is currently a senior leader of a Somali Islamist terror alliance currently fighting against the newly formed government. Swedish police arrested three Swedish citizens in February 2008 on charges of funneling money to Al Shabaab, the ...

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Victory Caucus -- All Content:  Bill Roggio: Swedish citizen senior leader of Somali terror alliance

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boston.com - 3/16/2009
Pirates of Somalia
— boston.com — Somali pirates continue their attacks against international ships in and around the Gulf of Aden, despite the deterrent of stepped-up international naval escorts and patrols - and the increased failure rate of their attacks. Under agreements with ... (more) Pirates of Somalia

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Source: 'Several' Missing Somali-Americans Back in U.S. After Overseas Terror Mission - International News | News of the World | Middle East News | Europe News
foxnews.com - 3/20/2009
Source: 'Several' Missing Somali-Americans Back in U.S. After Overseas Terror Mission - ...
— foxnews.com — Thursday, March 19, 2009 By Mike Levine Many of the Somali-American men who were recruited to join an Al Qaeda-linked terrorist group overseas have returned to the United States, according to a source familiar with an FBI investigation into the ... (more) Source: 'Several' Missing Somali-Americans Back in U.S. ...

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BBC NEWS | Africa | Somali cabinet backs Sharia plan
news.bbc.co.uk - 3/11/2009
BBC NEWS | Africa | Somali cabinet backs Sharia plan
— news.bbc.co.uk — A Somali Islamist fighter stands guard over a crowd that gathered to watch the public flogging of teenage boys convicted of raping a minor in Mogadishu, Somalia, on 9 March 2009 (more) BBC NEWS | Africa | Somali cabinet backs Sharia plan

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Bill Roggio: Swedish citizen senior leader of Somali terror alliance
Victory Caucus -- All Content — ... Tuesday, 17 March 2009 Yasin Ali, a leader in Hizbul Islam, and two other Swedish citizens were arrested for funneling money to Shabaab but were freed after prosecutors had insufficient evidence to convict. read ...

The Long Arm of Somali Terror-the Columbus Swedish connections
Israpundit — ... and The Long War Journal reported extensively on this story, based on Gudmundson’s report. Gudmundson was kind enough to update with me more info, which I bring here, putting together additional facts. ...

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