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Why a Kenyan militant joined al-Shabab and resorted to terror

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A 60-second guide to Somali Islamist group

A British man killed while fighting with Islamist militant group al-Shabab in Kenya was second in command of his unit and also played the role of cameraman, the BBC has learned.

It is nearly four years since the militant group al-Shabab was driven out of the Somali capital, Mogadishu and it has lost much of the territory it once controlled.

In a small, heavily guarded compound on the outskirts of Baidoa in Somalia, a new programme is trying to help former al-Shabab fighters reintegrate into society.

The BBC's Dennis Okari investigates reports that al-Shabab is recruiting Kenyans and training them in Somalia

International forces in Somalia are battling al-Shabab Islamist insurgents who control more land than any other al-Qaeda affiliate organisation across the world.