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

... group seeks to establish a fundamentalist Islamic state in Somalia and controls much of the country's southern and central rural areas. Al-Shabaab operates in Somalia, carrying out terror attacks mostly against government forces and the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM). Supposedly, Kenya is targeted by the group in revenge for its involvement in the Somali conflict. Richard Barrett What is the current state of Al-Shabaab? How is an inter-jihadi conflict between the group and Islamic State ...