Al Qaeda's African Turn
(AndrewSullivan) by Zack Beauchamp Al-Qaeda boss Ayman al-Zawahiri decided to formally merge the group with Somali affiliate al-Shabaab. Christopher Anzalone sees it as a desperate grab for relevancy by al-Qaeda central: The issuing of this announcement now, during a
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