| Submit your comments on this article |
| Africa Horn |
| Al-Shabaab faction pledges allegiance to ISIS |
| 2015-10-23 |
| Nairobi, Kenya -- A high-ranking member and spiritual leader of Al-Shabaab has pledged allegiance to ISIS, a move that further fractures the Somali-based jihadi group and spreads the reach of ISIS further into Africa. The report that formerly UK-based Abdul Qadir Mumin had sworn loyalty to ISIS came from a source familiar with Al-Shabaab and was supported by a U.S. intelligence source, who said Mumin’s pledge came in a video that is expected to be released online. In the video, Mumin, along with several other jihadis based in Somalia’s Central Region, swear their allegiance to ISIS. Some known Al-Shabaab members have already done so online. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #1 |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2015-10-23 20:26 |