Grassroots Jihadists in North Eastern Kenya; A Stubborn Threat and Fluid CT Theater

The Al-Qaeda branch in Somalia Harakat Shabaab Mujahideen (HSM) has conducted several low-scale terrorist attacks in Kenya’s North Eastern Prefecture. The group targeted critical infrastructure including Camp Simba, an American Military aerial surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) base at Kenya Navy Base at Manda Bay in Lamu and 3 telecommunication base transmission masts (BTS). Unarmed government...