News 24: Al-Qaeda chief urges fighting in Somalia

Cairo – November 7, 2012 – Al-Qaeda’s leader is urging Muslims to join militants in Somalia in the battle against African Union troops, which he says have been boosted by US support.

Ayman Al-Zawahri says Somalia’s al-Qaeda branch, al-Shabaab, should use guerrilla tactics and suicide bombings to wage jihad, or holy war.

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