A TERROR group that has killed thousands of people and carried out public mutilations on innocent citizens is lesser known than Islamic State but just as brutal.
Al-Shabaab — a terror group lesser known than Islamic State but just as brutal — imposes its own version of Islamic law, which includes dress regulations and public mutilations, and has an estimated 7000 to 9000 fighters. The name translates to “The Youth” in Arabic.
It’s been responsible for the deaths of thousands of people in a string of guerrilla-style terror attacks, making it Africa’s deadliest Islamic extremist group.
The group is suspected to be responsible for the deadly truck bombing which killed at least 276 people and injured 300 on a crowded Mogadishu street on Saturday.– READ MORE