Shabaab spokesman congratulates JNIM, denounces Western powers in Eid message

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Ali Mohamad Rage, spokesman for Shabaab, congratulated JNIM for recent victories in Mali and praised Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula while denouncing American and Turkish involvement in Somalia. His Eid al Adha message highlighted ongoing militant cooperation and criticism of Western powers in the region.

During his message for Eid al Adha, Ali Mohamad Rage, Shabaab’s top spokesman, congratulated the Group for Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM), Al Qaeda’s branch in West Africa, for its recent victories in Mali. Rage also praised Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and denounced American and Turkish activities in Somalia. The post Shabaab spokesman congratulates JNIM, denounces Western powers in Eid message appeared first on FDD's Long War Journal.