Midweek Counter-Terrorism Intelligence Brief for East Africa (Kenya & Somalia) Shabaab Al-Mujahideen in Period of October 16th – October 20th: Tracking and Monitoring Al-Shabaab’s Activity in East Africa Region

The Al-Qaeda aligned Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen (HSM) operating in East Africa has concentrated it attacks in it home-base of Somalia and in Kenya’s northeastern prefectures. Al-Shabaab has claimed a dozen attacks with notable success ratios. The Al-Qaeda branch through its pro-websites and media has claimed responsibility of these raids against government officials, SNA, AMISOM and...