Recording , images on Islamist websites purport to show fair-skinned man fluent in English . Al-Shabaab militants say he 's from al Qaeda leader al Zawahiri , in Somalia to dispense aid . International aid agencies have sharply criticized the group for banning or obstructing aid in areas in central and southern Somalia worst hit by the famine . Event suggests a strengthening of ties between Al-Shabaab and al Qaeda hard-liners . Comment:
Recording , images on Islamist websites purport to show fair-skinned man fluent in English . Al-Shabaab militants say he 's from al Qaeda leader al Zawahiri , in Somalia to dispense aid . Event suggests a strengthening of ties between Al-Shabaab and al Qaeda hard-liners . Comment: