Weekly Counter-Terrorism Intelligence Brief for East Africa (Kenya & Somalia) Shabaab Al-Mujahideen in Period of August 14th – August 21st, 2021: Tracking and Monitoring Al-Shabaab’s Activity in East Africa Region

Executive Summary Harakat al-Shabaab al Mujahideen (HSM), popularly known as Al-Shabaab, the Al-Qaeda official branch operating in East Africa and with it home-base in Somalia continue to present threat to the Horn of Africa nation and broader East Africa countries especially, Kenya citing its geographical position/proximity that its neighboring Somalia. The jihadist group that is...