A tentative assessment of the Somali Harakat Al-Shabaab

Journal of Eastern African Studies

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 381-404

  Marchal, Roland ^a  

^a SCIENCES PO   (France)

Author keywords

Civil war; Islam; Islamic courts; Somalia; Terrorism

Indexed keywords

EID: 75249093956     PISSN: 17531055     EISSN: 17531063     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17531050903273701     Document Type: Article

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