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On December 7, 2011, al-Shabaab also reportedly began using the Twitter social media network. Most of al-Shabaab's messages on Twitter are in English, with authorities suggesting that they are intended for an outside audience and potential recruits in the West. The American government has stated that one of the top terrorism threats to the United States is the potential for American militants to travel to Somalia to learn to fight with the al-Shabaab and then return home to wreak havoc. Officials in the United States, where Twitter is based, are exploring legal ways to terminate the account, although they acknowledge that doing so might raise free speech concerns. American officials claim they may have authority to demand that Twitter close the al-Shabaab’s account, @HSMPress, which has attracted over eight thousand followers. | On December 7, 2011, al-Shabaab also reportedly began using the Twitter social media network. Most of al-Shabaab's messages on Twitter are in English, with authorities suggesting that they are intended for an outside audience and potential recruits in the West. The American government has stated that one of the top terrorism threats to the United States is the potential for American militants to travel to Somalia to learn to fight with the al-Shabaab and then return home to wreak havoc. Officials in the United States, where Twitter is based, are exploring legal ways to terminate the account, although they acknowledge that doing so might raise free speech concerns. American officials claim they may have authority to demand that Twitter close the al-Shabaab’s account, @HSMPress, which has attracted over eight thousand followers. | ||
===Supporting al-Shabaab=== | ===Supporting al-Shabaab=== | ||
In December 2009, the United Nations Security Council imposed sanctions on '''Eritrea''', accusing the country of arming and providing financial aid to militia groups in southern Somalia's conflict zones, including Al-Shabaab. | |||
There are speculations that al- Shabaab is recieveing financial support from Eritrea. Anti- government rebels in southern Somalia are said to be getting plane loads of weapons from Eritrea. Despite the sanctions already placed against Eritrea, the UN International Monitoring Group (IMG) published a report in 2010, stating that the country continued to support rebel groups in southern Somalia. The Eritrean administration emphatically denied the accusations, describing them as "concocted, baseless and unfounded" and demanding concrete evidence to be made publicly available, with an independent platform through which it may in turn issue a response. | |||
UN IMG issued a report in November 2011 stating that Eritrea continues to fund al-Shabaab, it also states that Eritrea gives 80,000$ each month to al-Shabaab. | |||
In 2006 the UN estimated there were about 2,000 Eritrean troops in Somalia in support of the ICU. | |||
===The future of al-Shabaab=== | ===The future of al-Shabaab=== | ||