Aidan+K

= [] = = Al-Shabaab joining Al Qaeda,monitor group says. By Aidan Kelly = = =
 * == This article happened on Febuary 2, 2012. ==
 * My resource is CNN .[[image:currenteventsafrica/Al_Shabab.jpg width="119" height="103" align="right" caption="Al-Shabaab army ready to go"]]

=Who is involved?=

Where did it take place?
=They are stationed in Somalia, Africa , eastern and northern hemisphere.= =When did the event take place?= = = =**What happened?**=
 * The event happened on Thursday Febuary 9, 2012.**

==The leader, Mukhtar al-Zubair declared on Thursday Febuary 9, 2012 that 'On the behalf of the soilders and officers we pledge allegiance to you.'Pretty much that means they have joined forces with Al Qaeda. And their leader Al Zubair congratulated him 'for the defeat of the crusaders in Afghanistan and Iraq." Al Zawahiri also said that'the Arab region is slipping from Americas grip.'They also pledged to Osama Bin Laden.==

=How did it happen/ how did it happen?=

[[image:currenteventsafrica/somalia-map.jpg width="271" height="324" align="right" caption="The rebels are all over Somalia."]]
=My opinion.=