Monthly Counter-Terrorism Intelligence Brief for East Africa (Kenya & Somalia) Shabaab Al-Mujahideen in Period of January 1st – January 31st, 2022: Tracking and Monitoring Al-Shabaab’s Activity in East Africa

Executive Summary The Al-Qaeda affiliate militant group, Harakat al Shabaab al Mujahideen (HSM) commonly known as Al-Shabaab continue to wage small to large scale attacks in East Africa, especially in Kenya and Somalia. Surge in Al-Shabaab attacks in Somalia has been noted amid election crisis. January, the first month of 2022 has seen the Islamist...