‘Foreign Fighters Abandoning Al-shabab to join IS – US security experts’ by Sputnik

The number of foreign fighters joining the Al-Shabaab group has declined drastically following the reemergence of Islamic State (IS) group according to US security experts.Dr Error Southers said more European fighters have opted to join the IS because of their elaborate propaganda strategies through social media message. Addressing foreign journalists in University of Southern California, Southers said Al-Shabab has suffered a major blow in funding and it’s currently facing a division because of the IS group.

Foreign Fighters Abandon Al-Shabaab for ISIS

‘Al Shabaab’s Foreign Threat to Somalia’

This article focuses on the threat to Somalia by al Shabaab (The Youth), an extremist organization that controls most of southern and central Somalia. It learned its strategy and tactics from al Qaeda and the Taliban and relies heavily on a relatively small number of foreign fighters, most of whom are Somalis with foreign passports from the large Somali diaspora.

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