6. Al-Shabaab
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Founded in 2006, Al-Shabaab is a terrorist group based in East Africa whose main objective is the elimination of foreign military forces in Somalia and the formation of an Islamic government. This terrorist group is well funded, with most of its income coming from kidnappings and ransoms, piracy, illegal trade, illegal collection of taxes, and obtaining sponsorships from other terrorist organizations. Al-Shabaab’s area of operation is around Somalia, Kenya, and Uganda, where they carry out deadly attacks against civilians through car bombs, indiscriminate shootings, the use of suicide bombers, and many more. Some of their worst attacks on Kenyan soil include the Westgate Mall attack in Nairobi in 2013 where over 60 people lost their lives, and an attack at a university in Kenya where 148 students died in 2015.
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