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Tyler Gray

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1 December 2017

Al-Shabaabs Deadly Bomb Attacks in Somalia

Hundreds of Somali people have been killed from attacks of a well known terrorist group called

Al-shabaab. The group has aimed at the somali military and even innocent civilians, with a goal to

overthrow the Somali government. These terrorists are very religious and are trying to change modern

society and beliefs of the Somali people into strict ways of life, as how it used to be in the past. Using a

war tactic known as guerilla warfare, the terrorists take over small towns, one by one, in attempt to gain

territory. Innocent lives are being taken from these recent and past attacks, this group has a goal and is

doing everything to achieve it. Al-shabaab is trying to gain territory from African Union Peacekeepers to

display their strict ways of life through Sharia Law.

Al-shabaab has caused fear in people all over Somalia, targeting anything that gets in their way.

Al-shabaab wants an Islamic Emirate of Somalia, using guerilla warfare to overthrow the Somali

government and African Union Mission in Somalia , according to John Pike. Presenting small group

attacks to come closer and closer to their goal. These people know exactly what they're going to do, and

have a very specific way of life they want to enforce, having planned everything out. October 15, 2017,

Helen Nianias states, Al-shabaab has carried out multiple recent attacks on the city using grenades guns,

and bombs in its quest to topple the government. Mogadishu has been a big target for this group, in

attempt of gaining territory. October 2017 Al-shabaab bombed a truck, killing over 300 people in
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Mogadishu. This terrorist group has been in action since 2006, and will keep planning these city attacks to

form somalia into the government they believe in.

Families lose loved ones from these terrorists attacks, just for being somewhere at the wrong time.

Al-shabaab lost territory they ruled to African Union Peacekeepers and government officials, they still

launch frequent attacks in busy areas of Mogadishu targeting military and civilians, according to Damien

Gayle. The group targets certain areas where they can do the most damage, not caring whos lives are

being ended. This is wrong, innocent people dont need to be killed to fix the government and how its

laws are set up. If this group is trying to change the way Somali citizens live, then how is killing them

going to do Al-shabaab any good?

Al-shabaab needs territory to grow and become a much stronger threat to the government. They

will keep attacking Djibouti soldiers and people until they withdraw out of Somalia, according to the

African News Service. As long as Al-shabaab is opposed and they dont have their territory, they will

attack. This is a very active, and serious group that dedicate their lives to changing the ways of Somalia.

Al-shabaab's members see the world different, and feel the need to live their lives through the strict islamic

law.

Al-shabaab sees their actions as helping their people, and as a step closer to making Somalia a

better place. As more people and military officials get involved, the more active their attacks will be. Jason

Burke stated Al-shabaab earlier this year vowed to increase its attacks after both the Trump

administration and Somalia's recently elected president announced new military efforts against the group.

This group feels the need to change Somalia, as they believe they are making the world a better place by

following their ways, and these modern beliefs arent true. Al-shabaab is committed to changing the lives

of Somali people and changing the ways of the government.

The group of Al-shabaab is a strong force, that is killing innocent people to gain territory around

Somalia, and to make Islam into a fundamentalist islamic state. Bombings and killings in places around
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Somali, most recently Mogadishu, have ended hundreds of innocent civilians lives. Although this group is

trying to overthrow the Somali government, this is not the way to solve their problem, and is just

terrorizing the territory of somalia, not improving anything about it. This group needs to be put to a stop

before more unnecessary attacks occur to these people.

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Works Cited

Burke, Jason. Mogadishu Truck Bomb; 500 Casualties In Somalia's Worst Terrorist Attack,

www.Theguardian.com, Monday 16 October 2017

Gayle, Damien. Somalia; Deadly Bomb Attack in Mogadishu www.Theguardian.com, Saturday 14

October 2017

Global Issues in Context (Africa News Service), Al-Shabaab calls Djiboutian Troops to Leave Somalia,

October 26 2016

Nianias, Helen. Death Toll From Mogadishu Truck Bomb Rises To 276 In Deadliest Single Attack Ever

In Somalia's Capital, www.telegraph.co.uk, 15 October 2017

Pike, John. Al-shabaab (Al-shabab), www.Globalsecurity.com