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The Darker side of Al-Shabaab http://www.somaliareport.com/index.php/pos t/3580 [Retrieved 28th March 2013] 95 Interview with Abdurahman Warsame, Xinhua news agency bureau chief Mogadishu 23rd March 2013. Corroborated in Libyan arms fueling warfare in Syria, Mali, Gaza Strip UN report http://rt.com/news/libya-arms-unreport-620/ [Retrieved 19th April 2013]
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Al‐Shabaabis now said to have resorted to criminal activity such as vehicle 94 hijackings and confiscation of private property in order to raise revenue . Al Shabbab is said to have received training from North Korea, Pakistani, Iran and former soviet republics which the locals believe they source their arms from. The instability and conflict that accompanied the Arab Spring in African states for instance Libya and Mali has provided the opportunity for arms flows to the militant group from these areas. Libyan ammunition has been found after 95 engagements with Al‐Shabaab . The flow in arms shipments to Al‐Shabaabis said to spike during the wet season staring in April for two reasons; One, the conventional AMISOM armies are bogged down by the impassable road network. Two, the wet (Gu') season coincides with heightened religious activity where Islamic extremists have the opportunity to infiltrate the country posing as tourists and pilgrims. They are then able to bring in telecommunication equipment, landmines and small arms to Al‐Shabaab.
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