Monthly Counter-Terrorism Intelligence Brief for East Africa (Kenya & Somalia) Shabaab Al-Mujahideen in Period of February 1st – February 28th, 2021: Tracking and Monitoring Al-Shabaab’s Activity in East Africa

Executive Summary Al-Shabaab, the Somali-based Al-Qaeda affiliate in East Africa, has ramped up attacks as global attention focuses on defeating the deadly coronavirus (COVID-19). In Somalia, the militant group continue to exploit the current political stalemate to wage more attacks from across the regions of the war-torn nation. Al-Shabaab’s sustained attacks in Somalia underline the...