ISS vs Al-Shabaab: Inter-jihadi Conflict in Somalia

..., in particular, Kenya, but also Tanzania and other regional states. According to your report “The Islamic State In East Africa,” ISS has the potential to expand its presence in East Africa and Somalia in particular. Why is Somalia important for ISS? Somalia is important to ISS because the lack of strong Federal and local forces allows it to establish a base in East Africa to which it can attract recruits and from which it can spread its influence. ISS is trying to challenge the dominance of Al-Shabaab....