Chris Harnisch contributed to The Weekly Standard in 2010, writing about the Somali terrorist group al Shabaab and its recruitment of American citizens. His articles focused on counterterrorism and the evolving threat posed by militant organizations in East Africa.
The Department of Justice last Thursday unsealed indictments charging 14 individuals – mostly American citizens – of allegedly supporting, or attempting to support, the al Qaeda-linked Somali terrorist group al Shabaab. Only two of the 14 individuals named are currently in U.S. custody – the rest…
The United Nations has recently ratcheted up its criticism of the United States’ decision to withhold humanitarian aid to parts of Somalia controlled by the Islamist terror group al Shabaab. The international body’s official in charge of aid distribution in Somalia accused the U.S. of preventing…