Al-Qaeda’s general leadership issued an online statement on October 16, 2019 praising Al-Shabaab, its official branch in East Africa. The statement levied heavy praises on Al-Shabaab’s recent attacks on SNA and allied foreign troops in Somalia. Ibrahim al Qosi, a senior Al-Qaeda leader in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and former Guantanamo detainee praised Al-Shabaab recent...