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Analysis: Kenya attack a shift for Somali rebels?

By Associated Press, Kimberly Dozier

Published September 23, 2013 12:19pm ET

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Analysis: Kenya attack a shift for Somali rebels? — Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013: Nairobi, Kenya_ Trucks of soldiers from the Kenya Defense Forces arrive after dawn outside the Westgate Mall. Kenyan authorities said Islamic extremist attackers remain inside the upscale Kenyan shopping mall, holding an unknown number of hostages, after killing and injuring scores of people in the attack. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) | Ben Curtis

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is under pressure to ramp up counterterrorism action against al-Shabab in Somalia following the al-Qaida-linked group’s deadly attack on an upscale Kenyan shopping mall that has killed and injured dozens, including Americans.

Republican lawmakers Sunday said the attack showed al-Qaida is growing in size and strength, belying the Obama administration’s claims that it has grown weaker.

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