U.S. Hand In Creating Al-shabaab

On October 14th, 2017 two truck bombs went off in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, killing nearly 600 people. Most of the fatalities occurred when one of the vehicles exploded near a hotel.

It’s the second deadliest attack in African history and authorities blamed islamist group al-Shabaab. They’ve been fighting the Somali government since 2006 and continue their reign of terror in the country.

On the anniversary of the bombings, we look at the rise of these extremists in East Africa. And you probably won’t be surprised to learn US meddling played its part.