…In sub-Saharan Africa, al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb now relies heavily on ransom from kidnappings. Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, based in Yemen, supports itself by extorting money in neighborhoods where it’s taken control, the official said. Somalia’s al-Shabaab controls a third of the country’s ports, in addition to making money from piracy and local rackets, he said…
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