Weekly East Africa Counterterrorism Intelligence Brief in Period of January 1st – January 15th, 2021: Tracking and Monitoring Al-Shabaab’s Activity in East Africa (Kenya and Somalia)

The year has begun with increased Al-Shabaab activity in East Africa especially in its home base, Somalia. In the first two weeks of January 2021, the Al-Qaeda affiliate Al-Shabaab has increased tempo in its activities from across the regions of Somalia. Few activities have also been reported on Kenya’s border counties neighboring Somalia. Large scale...