Monthly Counter-Terrorism Intelligence Brief for East Africa (Kenya & Somalia) Shabaab Al-Mujahideen in Period of May 1st – May 31st, 2021: Tracking and Monitoring Al-Shabaab’s Activity in East Africa

Executive Summary The Harakat Shabaab Al Mujahideen or the Al-Qaeda affiliate Al-Shabaab threatening the security and stability of East Africa continue to capitalize on political instability in Somalia, the group’s home-base to perpetrate attacks on security forces, government officials and civilians. The jihadist group also continue to sporadically target Kenyan security forces especially in northeastern...