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Al-Shabaab chief Mukhtar Abu Zubayr has a reputation for being secretive , merciless . Zubayr , 36 , wants his group to be able to deliver devastating attacks beyond Somalia . Last year , he formally declared Al-Shabaab an affiliate of al Qaeda . Zubayr 's harsh tactics have led to dissent in his group , which he has ruthlessly suppressed .