Shabaab Attacks On American & Italian Forces in Somalia Suggests Groups Refined Ability to Strike More Heavily Fortified Areas

The Al-Qaeda aligned Al-Shabaab’s recent attacks in Somalia underlines the threat the terrorist group continues to pose in the county and beyond. Shabaab has claimed two major attacks on foreign troops operating in Somalia. One attack targeted U.S. operated military base in Baledogle, outside Mogadishu, while the second attack, the terrorist group hit Italian troops...