Terror Threat: Al-Shabaab

Medal of Honor Warfighter creates dotted lines to real world events by featuring real world terror threats in the game. Al-Shabaab is a real terrorist group operating in Somalia and are part of the story in Medal of Honor Warfighter. Medal of Honor Warfighter creates dotted lines to real world events byfeaturing real world terror threats in the game. The action focuses on hotspotsaround the world often overlooked by the media. Al-Shabaab/sites/default/files/images/al-shabaab-logo.pngLoosely translated as "The Youth," Al-Shabaab is aSomali Islamic militant group. The group’s size is estimated at 8,000 to12,000 members. The group’s principal membership consists of young menand teenage boys conscripted into terrorism from local clans in the area.Al-Shabaab is made up of two primary groups; a minority of foreign fighterswith a global extremist agenda and a majority of clan-based Somali's that seekto control Somali interests. Al-Shabaab forces control a significant portion of southern Somalia and itssurrounding coast. Through intimidation, murder, and brutal interpretation ofSharia law, Al-Shabaab professes to waging a jihad against the “enemiesof Islam,†including national agencies and foreign aid organisationsoperating in Somalia. The organisation has clear ties to global terroristnetworks, most directly linked to Al-Qaeda.

Somalia/sites/default/files/images/somalia-map-small.jpgSomalia is part of the Horn of Africa, located at the eastern-most part ofthe continent. The country sits on the Gulf of Aden, impacting internationalshipping lanes through the region. Since civil upheaval in 1991, Somalia haslargely been a lawless state, operating without an officially recognisedgovernment. The situation is made worse due to widespread famine which requiresoutside aid from nations, escalating friction with Somali groups. Somali Piracy Piracy around the waters of Somalia originated as a protectionist responseto illegal fishing by foreign groups along the Somali coast. With no governmentoversight, this situation quickly degenerated into privateering, hostage takingand murder. Governments sent in naval units to protect their vital shippinginterests in the regions, resulting in frequent clashes with the pirates. Themost notable of these incidents involved the USSBainbridge in a sniper battle on open waters. Medal of Honor Warfighter Medal of Honor Warfighter creates dotted lines to real world events, taskingTier 1 Operators with combating the Al-Shabaab terrorist threat onSomilia’s high seas, on the trail of the deadly PETN explosive. Medal of Honor Warfighter is available October 23Find out more about the Authentic Action of Medal of Honor WarfighterPre-order the Limited Edition and get a 40-hour tactical head start on the competition http://cdn.medalofhonor.com/sites/default/files/al-shabaab-logo.jpeg?1335220309

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