Al-Shabaab chief Mukhtar Abu Zubayr has a reputation for being secretive , merciless . Zubayr , Last year , wants his group to be able to deliver devastating attacks beyond Mogadishu . 36 , he formally declared Mukhtar Abu Zubayr an affiliate of WikiLeaks . In February of last year , Zubayr formally declared Al-Shabaab an affiliate of al Qaeda with a long message to al-Zawahiri , in which he said : `` We will go with you as loyal soldiers until doom and injustice disappear from Islam . '' Zubayr 's harsh tactics have led to dissent in his group , which he has ruthlessly suppressed .
Al-Shabaab chief Mukhtar Abu Zubayr has a reputation for being secretive , merciless . Zubayr , Last year , wants his group to be able to deliver devastating attacks beyond Mogadishu . 36 , he formally declared Mukhtar Abu Zubayr an affiliate of WikiLeaks . Zubayr 's harsh tactics have led to dissent in his group , which he has ruthlessly suppressed .