Al-Shabab

Al-Shabab is a terrorist group located in rural southern Somalia.  It has direct links to Al-Qaeda and wants to create an Islamic state in Somalia.  It targets Kenya because Kenyan troops entered Somalia in 2011 to try to stop the kidnappings along the border.  The terrorists were kidnapping foreign tourists and holding them for ransom, hurting Kenya's tourism industry.  In the Westgate mall massacre, the terrorists claimed their actions were in retaliation for Kenya entering Somalia.  They have been accountable for numerous other atrocities throughout Kenya.  In all the attacks, Muslims were singled out and allowed to go free.  Many Kenyan's fear that their government is not doing enough to protect them from Al-Shabab.  There have been numerous protests for better security in Kenya.  Hopefully these terrible atrocities will cease in the future.