ISIS's Somalia branch has strained to make an impact in the country with their activities getting thwarted by the Puntland
...a region in northeastern Somalia, centered on Garowe in the Nugaal province. Its leaders declared the territory an autonomous state in 1998. Puntland and the equally autonomous Somaliland seem to have avoided the clan rivalries and warlordism that have typified the rest of Somalia, which puts both places high on the list for Islamic subversion...
Security forces who have managed to block the
The
...... al-Qaeda's tentacle in East Africa...whom they have been at loggerheads over dominance and supremacy.
Photos posted by the group showed very small groups showing a number of the
It is not clear whether factions have started emerging in the ISIS-Somalia, but such claims cannot be dismissed given the modus operandi of the krazed killer groups across the world. In most cases, top leadership experiences divisions over management and execution of action plans.
Their al-Shabaab counterparts are currently facing power struggles with the head of Amniyat Intelligence wing and finance Mahad Karate strategizing on toppling the current leader Abu Ubaidah who is believed to be struggling with an undisclosed illness.
Insiders say Mahad Karate is having serious differences with Abu Ubaidah over the allocation of resources within the group which is dominant in central and southern Somalia. This comes as the government of Somalia and the US are blocking al-Shabaab's revenue sources.
The government is also fighting the groups by shaping ideological courses by preaching against
To make this effective, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has co-opted former deputy leader Mukhtar Robow into government as Religious Affairs and Endowment Minister.