200 Somali militants joined the Islamic State

About 200 militants of the Somali group Al-Shabaab, associated with Al-Qaeda, swore allegiance to the Islamic State (the organization is recognized as terrorist and is banned in the Russian Federation) . Associated Press reports.

The splinter group is based in northern Kenya, near the border with Somalia. At least three people were killed as a result of her attacks.

Members of the group include Mohamed Kuno (also known as Mohamed Mohamud), who is wanted for allegedly masterminding an al-Shabaab attack on a university in Kenya in April 2015, according to Kenyan police spokesman Joseph Boynett.

• The Islamist group Al-Shabaab (Harakat al-Shabaab) is based in Somalia, but also acts against neighboring countries, including Kenya. From 2007 to 2012, Al-Shabaab militants carried out more than 500 terrorist attacks. In 2012, the group joined al-Qaeda.
• On April 2, 2015, four al-Shabaab militants took hostages on a university campus in the Kenyan city of Garissa and killed 148 people.
• In October, militants from the Nigerian group Boko Haram called on al-Shabaab to break away from al-Qaeda and join the Islamic State, according to the Associated Press.