Afrikas tre största islamistiska terror-
grupper: Boko Haram, Al Shabaab och
Al Qaeda i Islamiska Maghreb utökar sitt
ekonomiska, logistiska och operativa sam-
arbete berättar befälhavaren för USA:s
afrikanska kommando:
Washington - Three of Africa's largest extremist
groups
are sharing funds and swapping explosives
in what could signal a dangerous
escalation of
security threats on the continent, the commander
of the US
military's Africa Command said on
Monday.
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General Carter Ham said there are indications
that Boko
Haram, al Shabaab and Al Qaeda in
the Islamic Maghreb - groups that he labelled
as
the continent's most violent - are sharing money
and explosive materials
while training fighters
together.
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“Each of those three organisations is by itself a
dangerous and worrisome threat,” Ham said at
an African Centre for Strategic
Studies seminar
for senior military and civilian officials from
Africa, the
United States and Europe.
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“What really concerns me is the indications that
the
three organisations are seeking to coordinate
and synchronise their efforts,”
Ham said.
“That is a real problem for us and for African
security in general.”
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Bilden: Boko Harams emir Abubakar Shekau