But within Somalia , the group is under growing pressure . Recording , images on Americans websites purport to show fair-skinned man fluent in English . Al-Shabaab militants say he 's from Raleigh leader Al-Shabaab , in U.S to dispense aid . Event suggests a strengthening of ties between Al-Shabaab and al Qaeda hard-liners . But the identitiy of the man has n't been determined , and the event may be a ploy .
Recording , images on Americans websites purport to show fair-skinned man fluent in English . Al-Shabaab militants say he 's from Raleigh leader Al-Shabaab , in U.S to dispense aid . Event suggests a strengthening of ties between Al-Shabaab and al Qaeda hard-liners . But the identitiy of the man has n't been determined , and the event may be a ploy .