Islamic State expanding in Africa as Somali Muslims pledge allegiance to caliph
April 9, 2016 2:16 pm By Robert Spencer 10 Comments
http://www.jihadwatch.org/2016/04/islamic-state-expanding-in-africa-as-somali-muslims-pledge-allegiance-to-caliphNothing to be concerned about. Obama says they’re “contained.”
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“ISIS Expanding In African Nations After Jahba East Africa Pledges Allegiance To Islamic State Leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi,” by Cristina Silva, International Business Times, April 8, 2016:
An emerging terrorist group in East Africa pledged allegiance to the leader of the Islamic State group Thursday in the latest sign the militant Muslim group is expanding across Africa. The group calling itself “Jahba East Africa” gave bayah, or an oath of allegiance, to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and recognized him as the “rightful khalifa (leader) of all Muslims.”
The group may be made up of former supporters of al-Shabab, a terrorist group linked to al Qaeda that controls much of Somalia and has carried out attacks in Kenya and other East African nations. A spokesperson said the group included fighters in Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda and condemned al-Shabab for being a “psychological and physical prison,” according to the SITE Intelligence Group, which monitors terrorist activity.
The Independent reported Jahba East Africa issued a statement, saying it had taken the oath of allegiance “on behalf all the East Africans in al-Shabab and those that seek to open new up fronts in East Africa.”
“We in Jahba East Africa are advising all East Africans to leave al-Shabab and their sponsor groups, like al-Muhajiroun, al-Hijra and Ansar Islam,” the statement said. “Like al-Shabab, the sponsor groups have not understood the binding obligation of the khalifah [caliphate]. We are telling the mujahedeen in East Africa that al-Shabab has now become a psychological and physical prison. To pledge bayah to Caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is freedom for the mujahedeen in East Africa and opportunity to wage jihad according to the Sunnah against the enemies of Allah.”
Jahba East Africa urged supporters on Twitter Friday to join it. “A new era will come to East Africa soon InshaAllah [God willing],” the account tweeted….
