Weekly East Africa Counterterrorism Intelligence Brief in Period of October 9th – October 16th: Tracking and Monitoring Al-Shabaab’s Activity in East Africa (Kenya and Somalia)

Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen (HSM), commonly known as Al-Shabaab an affiliate of Al-Qaeda operating in East Africa region continue to record increased successful attacks from across regions of Somalia and its neighbor Kenya. The militant group deeply has entrenched its operations in central and southern Somalia with an insurgency that has targeted Somali security forces, foreign...