In October, Shirwa Ahmed, 27, a Somali-American who had been radicalized by al-Shabaab in his adopted home state of Minnesota, traveled to Somalia and blew himself up and 29 others.

在10月，Shirwa Ahmed，一位美籍索马里人，27岁，在明尼苏达州收养他的家中曾经因为青年党而变得很激进，后来他去索马里旅游的时候把自己炸死了，并且造成29人一同丧生。

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He said al-Shabaab is supported by more than 400 foreign fighters, and is funded by al-Qaida and certain foreign governments.

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Al-Shabaab has taken over much of Mogadishu and southern Somalia, and is on a U.S.government list of international terrorist groups.

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Dagne says highly de-centralized and mobile al-Shabaab forces threaten the Transitional Federal Government, and noted that African Union forces are constrained because they are not authorized to take offensive action.

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Since then, African peacekeepers and international donors have redoubled their efforts to defeat al-Shabaab.

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Al-Shabaab claimed the French soldiers left behind combat gear and a wounded comrade before disengaging.

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" Al Shabaab has been driven from Mogadishu and every other major city in Somalia, " she said.

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