Al Qaeda 2.0 – Boko Haram, Al Shabaab and Extremism in Africa
The kidnapping of more than 300 Nigerian school girls weeks ago – and now word of a new massacre – by Boko Haram, an Islamic extremist group that operates in northern Nigeria, has drawn the attention and outrage of the international community. The Obama Administration said Tuesday it plans to send military officials and hostage experts to help deal with the explosive situation. Meanwhile, to the east, another gang of extremists known as al Shabaab have been setting off bombs
