ISIS in Horn of Africa: An Imminent Alliance with Al-Shabaab?

• Main Authors: Syed Huzaifah Bin Othman Alkaff, Nur Aziemah Binte Azman
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Terrorism studies; Country and region studies; Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/82089; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/39898
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The Islamic State in Iraq and Al-Sham (ISIS) is expanding into Somalia with factions of the Al Shabaab militant groups pledging allegiance to its “caliph” Abu Bakar Al Baghdadi. Will these defections split the Al Qaeda-affiliated Al Shabaab or empower IS in the Horn of Africa?