Funded by wealthy Saudis , al-Itihaad had extensive connections with the Somali expatriate community in Kenya , in particular the Eastleigh district of Nairobi and the predominantly Muslim coastal regions . At its height , the AIAI militia numbered over 1000 . According to U.S. intelligence officials , al-Itihaad cooperated with the al-Qaeda operatives who carried out the 1998 United States embassy bombings in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam that killed 224 people
1998 United States embassy bombings
1998 United States embassy bombings
Al-Itihaad al-Islamiya