Weekly Counter-Terrorism Intelligence Brief for East Africa (Kenya & Somalia) Shabaab Al-Mujahideen in Period of August 1st – August 7th, 2021: Tracking and Monitoring Al-Shabaab’s Activity in East Africa

Executive Summary Harakat al Shabaab al Mujahideen (Al-Shabaab) persistent attacks in Somalia underline the threat the Al-Qaeda aligned militant group continues to pose in the county and beyond. The Islamist militant group’s operations continue to target military, government officials and civilians. Militant Islamist group violence continues to be primarily concentrated in theaters in central and...