Nabhan was the facilitator between al-Qaeda and al-Shabaab , he had been wanted by the United States since 2006 , as he was a member of the east-African al-Qaeda cell responsible for several terrorist attacks in East Africa , including the 1998 United States embassy bombings and the 2002 Mombasa attacks . In 2007 , in the midst of the Battle of Ras Kamboni , Nabhan was unsuccessfully targeted by an American military airstrike in the town of Ras Kamboni
2002 Mombasa attacks
2002 Mombasa attacks
2009 Baraawe raid