US focused on disrupting finances for Somalia’s al-Shabab

UNITED NATIONS (AP) – The United States strongly backed efforts to disrupt the illegal financing methods used by Somalia´s al-Shabab extremist group, which according to U.N. experts raised more than the $21 million it spent last year on fighters, weapons and intelligence. U.S. Ambassador Kelly Craft told the Security Council on Wednesday the Trump administration … Continue reading US focused on disrupting finances for Somalia’s al-Shabab