Report: 40 Americans Have Trained and Fought With Al Shabaab

By Amita Sharma
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A new congressional report says an Al Qaeda-affiliated group in Somalia has recruited more than 40 Americans.

Of the more than three dozen Americans believed to be training or fighting with Al Shabaab in Somalia, 15 have died, according to the House Homeland Security Committee’s report.

At least three of the Americans died in suicide attacks against African security forces. The American Al Shabaab recruits have come from New York, New Jersey, Minnesota and California.

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