US-targeted ISIS in Somalia could be a 'significant threat'

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US-targeted ISIS in Somalia could be a 'significant threat'
By: Abdi Guled, The Associated Press and Cara Anna, The Associated Press   13 hours ago


MOGADISHU, Somalia — The Islamic State group’s growing presence in Somalia could become a “significant threat” if it attracts fighters fleeing collapsing strongholds in Syria and Iraq, experts say, and already it seems to be influencing local al-Shabab extremists to adopt tactics like beheadings.

The U.S. military this month carried out its first drone strikes against ISIS fighters in Somalia, raising questions about the strength of the group that emerged just two years ago. A second strike targeted the fighters on Sunday, with the U.S. saying “some terrorists” were killed.

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