Death of a Terrorist Leader - US Airstrikes Unsettle Somalia's Al-Shabaab - : East Africa - Issue Iin Focus

Abstract

The death of al-Shabaab's nominal leader, Moktar Ali Zubeyr, by US airstrikes is a victory for the West's war on the terrorist organisation. However, the assassination does not mean the end of the resilient group in either the country or the region.