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into neighbouring Kenya, attracting fighters, and taking advantage of the<br />
continued failure of the recognised Somali government to establish any form<br />
of meaningful governance in the limited parts of the country it controls. As<br />
the September 2013 attack on Nairobi’s Westgate Mall showed, the potency<br />
and effectiveness of the group to terrorise remains significant.<br />
Financing has been critical to Al-Shabaab’s survival, as with other terrorist<br />
and insurgent groups. It is the lifeblood that allows a group such as Al-<br />
Shabaab, in the face of significant military pressure, not just to survive but<br />
mount sophisticated and devastating attacks.
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