Surge in ISS Militant’s Activity Force Traders to Close Shops in Somalia’s Largest Bakara Market, Mogadishu

In a move that might ignite battle of supremacy between the two jihadist groups in Somalia, the Islamic State Somalia (ISS) seems to be making serious inroads in the Al-Qaeda affiliated Al-Shabaab perceived areas of operations, one notably being, Somalia’s capital Mogadishu.  Traders have reportedly closed shops while others have removed signboards in order to...