Interview with Richard Barrett CMG OBE, Director of The Global Strategy Network
Al-Shabaab, a jihadist fundamentalist group based in Somalia, claimed responsibility for the deadly attack carried out in Nairobi on January, 15–16 that killed 21 people. The al-Qaeda affiliated group seeks to establish a fundamentalist Islamic state ...
... worsening of the situation (ISIS continues to “metastasize” in the form of regional “branches”) necessitates an intensification of the fight against the jihadist challenge. Thus, the April raid in Kenya of the Somali militant group Al-Shabaab has clearly demonstrated the vulnerability of the United States’ allies in Africa.
In addition, Al-Shabaab’s capacity-building and its relations with some countries in the region, including Somaliland and Eritrea, pose a danger ...