{"id":12352,"date":"2015-12-06T07:16:32","date_gmt":"2015-12-06T07:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=12352"},"modified":"2015-12-06T07:49:11","modified_gmt":"2015-12-06T07:49:11","slug":"is-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/is-africa","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s How Islamic State Is Expanding Its Footprint In Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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'&charset='+document.characterSet : ''));\r\n   document.write (\"&loc=\" + escape(window.location));\r\n   if (document.referrer) document.write (\"&referer=\" + escape(document.referrer));\r\n   if (document.context) document.write (\"&context=\" + escape(document.context));\r\n   if ((typeof(document.MAX_ct0) != 'undefined') && (document.MAX_ct0.substring(0,4) == 'http')) {\r\n       document.write (\"&ct0=\" + escape(document.MAX_ct0));\r\n   }\r\n   if (document.mmm_fo) document.write (\"&mmm_fo=1\");\r\n   document.write (\"'><\/scr\"+\"ipt>\");\r\n\/\/]]>--><\/script>\r\n<\/center>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vice Admiral Michael Franken, the U.S. Africa Command&#8217;s Deputy for Military Operations, says that<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Islamic State (IS) has been targeting African countries, particularly those suffering from corruption and instability. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Expanding\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Syria-based extremist group has expanded its influence to Libya, Somalia, and Nigeria. Franken said that more United States State Department workers and development officials are needed to protect Africa from IS. He believes that the U.S. has lagged in making sure good governance and society follow operations.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12362\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12362\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-12362\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/libye-ei-afp0.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"709\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/libye-ei-afp0.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/libye-ei-afp0-600x343.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/libye-ei-afp0-85x49.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12362\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medias24.com\/images\/photos_artices\/big\/libye-EI-AFP0.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">{adinserter CNP5}<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>A\u00a0strong influence in Libya<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Government officials say that there are hundreds of fighters coming from Tunisia and Yemen. In February, there were only 200 members of IS in the Libyan city of Sirte. Now it has grown to about 2,000 in and around the city. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>&#8220;If Raqqa [Syria] is the nucleus, the nearest thing to the divided nucleus is probably Sirte,\u201c Franken said. \u201cFrom there they look to export their terror into Europe and elsewhere.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The strong influence in Libya raises serious global safety concerns. According to Michael O&#8217;Hanlon, a defense policy expert at\u00a0Brookings Institution, a Washington D.C. based think thank:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>&#8220;Access from Libya to Europe is disturbingly easy. Sirte looks like a real stronghold \u2014 and one with little prospect of being taken away from ISIL anytime soon.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12353\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12353\" style=\"width: 706px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-12353\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/f-darna-a-20141111.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"706\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/f-darna-a-20141111.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/f-darna-a-20141111-600x381.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/f-darna-a-20141111-85x54.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12353\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gazettereview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/f-darna-a-20141111.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>Clashing with al-Shabab in Somalia<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">IS has expanded to Somalia, but Franken says that its presence is insignificant in the nation. The dominant militant group in the country is al-Shabab, which has long been allied with al-Qaeda. About two dozen members of al-Shabab shifted their loyalties to IS in October, but al-Shabab has been attacking many members who are pledging to IS. In November, al-Shabab fighters killed one of the group&#8217;s veteran officials, Sheikh Hussein Abdi Gedi, and four others after he reportedly tried to switch members to IS. On November 16, another allegedly pro-IS commander, Sheikh Bashir Abu Numan, and eight others were killed. The head of al-Shabab in the Lower Shabelle region, Abu Abdalla, said:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>&#8220;If you belong to another group, go where you belong. If you have a different flag, take it with you. It doesn&#8217;t work here, and you will be beheaded even if you have a big beard.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12356\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12356\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-12356\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/03shabab-articlelarge.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"709\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/03shabab-articlelarge.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/03shabab-articlelarge-85x56.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12356\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2014\/09\/03\/world\/03shabab\/03shabab-articleLarge.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>Boko Haram has pledged allegiance to Islamic State<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nigerian terror group Boko Haram, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/boko-haram-2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">which recently surpassed ISIS as the world\u2019s deadliest terror organization<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, has pledged allegiance to the Islamic State. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u00a0\u201cWe know there have been some Boko Haram fighters that went north and joined [Islamic State]. Fortunately, not many of them came back,\u201d said Franken. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He said that the allegiance has not been too cooperative\u00a0but IS likely taught Boko Haram deadlier tactics. Members of the Nigerian group has increased their number of suicide bombings, which has made them considerably more lethal. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12357\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12357\" style=\"width: 704px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-12357\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/2e304b1d37a462698dc469a43f18ba2e.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"704\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/2e304b1d37a462698dc469a43f18ba2e.jpg 669w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/2e304b1d37a462698dc469a43f18ba2e-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/2e304b1d37a462698dc469a43f18ba2e-85x48.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12357\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a 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