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 ===Organization and leaders===
 Al-Shabaab is not centralized or monolithic in its agenda or goals. Its members come from disparate clans and the group is susceptible to clan politics, internal divisions and shifting alliances. Al-Shabaab is led by Sheikh Mohamed Mukhtar Abdirahman "Abu Zubair," though experts say there is a core group of senior leaders that guide its actions. The group is divided into three geographical units: Bay and Bokool regions, led by Mukhtar Roobow "Abu Mansur," the group's spokesman; south-central Somalia and Mogadishu; and Puntland and Somaliland. A fourth unit, which controls the Juba Valley, is led by Hassan Abdillahi Hersi "Turki". There are reports stating that the units appear to operate independently of one another, and there is often evidence of friction between them. It is not clear how many are part of the al-Shabaab, but analysts generally agree that the group contains several thousand fighters. The group was able to expand for two reasons:  Somalia has not had a central government since 1991; and many of the clan warlords that filled the power vacuum have proven willing to cooperate with al-Shabaab, at least in Somalia’s south.
-Key people:
-Sheikh Aadan Haashi Ayro was the first leader of al-Shabaab as an independent entity and it is believed that he received little formal education before joining the Islamic court in the mid-1990’s under the guidance of Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys. He is believed to have trained and fought in Afghanistan. Ayro was killed in a May 2008 U.S. strike.
-Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweis is a Somali political figure who was added to the US governments list of terrorist in 2001. Aweis was a former military commander of the IU and was a leader of al- Shabaab before it became an independent entity. He was viewed as being one of the more radical leaders of the Union, who promoted the Shari’a and directed militias that took control of the Somali capital of Mogadishu in June 2006.
+Key members:
-Sheikh Mukhtar Robow Ali (Abu Mansur) is the spiritual leader and a main spokesman of al-Shabaab. Abu Mansur was affiliated with the IU and is believed to be a hardline and radical Islamist who trained to fight with the Taliban in Afghanistan. He is believed to have set up the first militant training camps in Somalia. Robow later served as the Deputy Commander of the Islamic Courts Union, which controlled much of the south of Somalia.
+'''Sheikh Aadan Haashi Ayro''' was the first leader of al-Shabaab as an independent entity and it is believed that he received little formal education before joining the Islamic court in the mid-1990’s under the guidance of Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys. He is believed to have trained and fought in Afghanistan. Ayro was killed in a May 2008 U.S. strike.
-Mukhtar Abu Zubair (Ahmed Abdi Godane) is the leader of al-Shabaab, assuming command after Ayro’s death. Abu Zubair is believed to have fought and trained in Afghanistan and to have received his religious credentials in Pakistan. He is designated by the United States as a terrorist.
-Ibrahim Haji Hama (al Afghani) is a leader of al-Shabaab and is responsible for operations in Somaliland and Puntland. Al Afghani is believed to have trained and fought in Afghanistan and the Kashmir region.
+'''Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweis''' is a Somali political figure who was added to the US governments list of terrorist in 2001. Aweis was a former military commander of the IU and was a leader of al- Shabaab before it became an independent entity. He was viewed as being one of the more radical leaders of the Union, who promoted the Shari’a and directed militias that took control of the Somali capital of Mogadishu in June 2006.
-One of the influential foreigners is: Abu Mansour al Amriki (Omar Hammami) is an American-born al- Shabaab militant who now commands fighters in the Bay and Bakool regions; he converted to Islam and travelled to Somalia in 2006. He also functions as an English-speaking recruiter for the group.
+'''Sheikh Mukhtar Robow Ali (Abu Mansur)''' is the spiritual leader and a main spokesman of al-Shabaab. Abu Mansur was affiliated with the IU and is believed to be a hardline and radical Islamist who trained to fight with the Taliban in Afghanistan. He is believed to have set up the first militant training camps in Somalia. Robow later served as the Deputy Commander of the Islamic Courts Union, which controlled much of the south of Somalia.
+'''Mukhtar Abu Zubair (Ahmed Abdi Godane)''' is the leader of al-Shabaab, assuming command after Ayro’s death. Abu Zubair is believed to have fought and trained in Afghanistan and to have received his religious credentials in Pakistan. He is designated by the United States as a terrorist.
+'''Ibrahim Haji Hama (al Afghani)''' is a leader of al-Shabaab and is responsible for operations in Somaliland and Puntland. Al Afghani is believed to have trained and fought in Afghanistan and the Kashmir region.
+One of the influential foreigners is: '''Abu Mansour al Amriki (Omar Hammami)''' is an American-born al- Shabaab militant who now commands fighters in the Bay and Bakool regions; he converted to Islam and travelled to Somalia in 2006. He also functions as an English-speaking recruiter for the group.
 ===Terrorist designation===