African Jihadi Group Al Shabaab Joins Al Qaeda

In a new video posted online, al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri claims that the Somalia-based terrorist group al Shabaab has joined its ranks. (ABC News)

Match Made In Terror? African Jihadi Group Al Shabaab Joins Al Qaeda -- ABC News

They've made it official. Al Qaeda has solidified its reach into Africa as the Somalia-based terror organization al Shabaab formally pledged allegiance to the followers of Osama bin Laden, according to a new video that recently surfaced online.

"I give you good news today that will make the faithful happy and the Crusaders cringe: al Shabaab in Somalia has joined al Qaeda," says al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in the video posted online recently. Zawahiri took over al Qaeda's leadership after U.S. Navy SEALs killed Osama bin Laden in May 2011. The video also features an audio statement allegedly by al-Shabaab leader Sheikh Abu Zubeyr in which he pledges allegiance to Zawahiri.

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