A new terrorist group has
announced its presence in East Africa, saying it has militants in Somalia,
Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
The Jahba East Africa group announced its presence yesterday on Thursday, April 7 in a statement whereby they also pledged allegiance to Isis.
“We are the new era in the region and we give our oath of allegiance yo Isis leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. We recognize him as the rightful leader of all Muslims,” read the statement as quoted in the Independent UK.
The group also discredited al-Shabaab terrorist group and urged members of the group to leave and join their new organisation.
“We in Jahba East Africa are advising all East Africans to leave al-Shabaab and their sponsor groups, like Al-Muhajiroun, Al-Hijra and Ansar Islam. We are telling the mujaheddin in East Africa that al-Shabaab has now become a psychological and physical prison,” added the statement.
The group’s spokesperson said that their existence also served to give militants detained for pledging allegiance to Isis instead of al-Qaeda as al-Shabaab demands an opportunity to operate in new fronts in East Africa.
According to the Independent, it is rumored the new group is made up of former al-Shabaab militants who broke away after internal disputes over whom to pledge allegiance to.
The news site also said that a memo had reportedly circulated among al-Shabaab fighters in September 2015 saying that its allegiance to al-Qaeda would not change and warning of punishments under Islamic law for any dissenters.
The al-Shabaab have held fort in East Africa for over a decade and has been the force behind numerous terrorist attacks in the country and its neighbors.
Attacks of note carried out by the al-Shabaab group in Kenya include the 2013 Westgate Seige, the Mpeketoni massacre and the Garissa University College massacre.
Source: tuko.co.ke
The Jahba East Africa group announced its presence yesterday on Thursday, April 7 in a statement whereby they also pledged allegiance to Isis.
“We are the new era in the region and we give our oath of allegiance yo Isis leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. We recognize him as the rightful leader of all Muslims,” read the statement as quoted in the Independent UK.
The group also discredited al-Shabaab terrorist group and urged members of the group to leave and join their new organisation.
“We in Jahba East Africa are advising all East Africans to leave al-Shabaab and their sponsor groups, like Al-Muhajiroun, Al-Hijra and Ansar Islam. We are telling the mujaheddin in East Africa that al-Shabaab has now become a psychological and physical prison,” added the statement.
The group’s spokesperson said that their existence also served to give militants detained for pledging allegiance to Isis instead of al-Qaeda as al-Shabaab demands an opportunity to operate in new fronts in East Africa.
According to the Independent, it is rumored the new group is made up of former al-Shabaab militants who broke away after internal disputes over whom to pledge allegiance to.
The news site also said that a memo had reportedly circulated among al-Shabaab fighters in September 2015 saying that its allegiance to al-Qaeda would not change and warning of punishments under Islamic law for any dissenters.
The al-Shabaab have held fort in East Africa for over a decade and has been the force behind numerous terrorist attacks in the country and its neighbors.
Attacks of note carried out by the al-Shabaab group in Kenya include the 2013 Westgate Seige, the Mpeketoni massacre and the Garissa University College massacre.
Source: tuko.co.ke
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