Terrorist Group Elects a New Leader

"Somalia's Al Shabab Confirms Ahmad Godane Dead, Names New Leader"
By: Somalia's Associated Press
Source: Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/06/ahmed-godane-dead_n_5777212.html?utm_hp_ref=world

After the death of Somalia's al-Shabab extremist rebel group, a new leader was chosen on Saturday. The killing of the former leader was said to be a U.S. airstrike which Barrack Obama confirmed as true, because of the link al-Shabab has with al-Qaida. The U.S. killed Godane also known as  Mukhtar Abu Zubeyr who was a spiritual leader for these terrorist groups. Al-Shabab was offically considered a terrorist group by the United States in 2008. The U.S. had put a seven million dollar bounty on the information that led to Godane's arrest. Al-Shabab has confirmed that they still have connections and are linked with al-Qaida. "The Somali group had to appoint a new leader following the death of Ahmed Abdi Godane who was killed with two other officials by a U.S. airstrike Monday. The attack took place 105 miles (170 kilometers) south of Mogadishu, where al-Shabab trains its fighters" (1). The new leader was agreed to be Ahmad Umar, also known as Abu Ubaidah, said the said rebel commander for al-Shabab, Abu Mohammed. There was doubt that al-Shabab would not be the same after the changing of leaders and they would soon join the Islamic State group, but that was all speculation. Al-Shabab said, "Avenging the death of our scholars and leader is a binding obligation on our shoulders that we will never relinquish nor forget no matter how long it takes" (1).

This article brings worry to the United States. Another terrorist group is on the enemy side of the United States and this just cannot be good. Although the United States is the most powerful country and a terrorist group will not make a big dent on America, more and more countries and terrorist groups are starting to dislike the United States and the one thing we cannot afford is too many enemies, but on the other hand by completing these types of missions the United States has been making some friendly, trustworthy, loyal allies.