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TGD coverage of terrorism, militant actors, and security developments across Horn of Africa.
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Ahmed Abdi Godane
Al-Shabaab leader who combined charisma, internal repression, proto-governmental organisation, media outreach, and purge politics before his death in a U.S. strike in 2014.
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Ahmed Diriye / Abu Ubaidah
Al-Shabaab emir after Ahmed Abdi Godane's death in 2014, associated with command continuity and the factional machinery that preserved the group after leader decapitation.