Weekly Counter Terrorism Intelligence Brief for East Africa (Kenya & Somalia) Shabaab Al-Mujahideen in Period of 15th – January 22nd 2021: Tracking and Monitoring Al-Shabaab’s Activity in East Africa

Harakat Shabaab al Mujahideen (HSM), the Al-Qaeda’s affiliate in Somalia, has upscaled its efforts to conduct in East Africa. The terrorist group has increased its activity from across the regions of the war-torn Somalia and in Kenya, especially Northeastern prefecture counties bordering Somalia. The terrorist group has successfully entrenched itself in central and southern Somalia...