(S/NF) KUDOS FOR STATE REPORTING ON SOMALI SUFI

S E C R E T STATE 060204 NOFORN SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/11/2034 TAGS: PINR SO SUBJECT: (S/NF) KUDOS FOR STATE REPORTING ON SOMALI SUFI ORGANIZATION ASWJ (C-NC9-01170) REF: NAIROBI 000116 Classified By: SUZANNE MCCORMICK, DIR., INR/OPS. REASON: 1.4(C). ¶1. (S/NF) NATIONAL COUNTERTERRORISM CENTER (NCTC) ANALYSTS IN THE RADICALIZATION AND EXTREMIST MESSAGES GROUP (REMG) GREATLY APPRECIATED REFERENCED REPORTING ON COUNTER-RADICALIZATION EFFORTS BY SOMALI SUFI ORGANIZATION AL-SUNNAH WA JAMA'H (ASWJ). THIS TYPE OF INFORMATION HELPS TO FILL PERSISTENT INTELLIGENCE GAPS ON COUNTER-RADICALIZATION ACTIVITIES, IDENTIFY BEST PRACTICES AND TARGETING OPPORTUNITIES TO COUNTER RADICALIZATION WORLDWIDE, AND INFORM SENIOR POLICY-MAKERS ON THE PROGRESS AND SHORTFALLS IN COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM. AS TIME AND RESOURCES PERMIT, ANY ADDITIONAL REPORTING WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED. MANY THANKS, AND REGARDS FROM WASHINGTON. CLINTON