...formerly Omar Bakri Muhammad's spin off group from Hizb ut-Tahririn Britain, where the detestable lunatic Anjem Chaudry got his start. More recently the name adopted by al-Qaeda in East Africa for operations in Kenya and Tanzania. It is subordinate to al-Shabaab but will probably be strong enough to fly on its own, given an uninterrupted flow of petrodollars, should the Shaboobs collapse....
, an affiliate of the Somali militant Islamist group Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen
... the Islamic version of the old Somali warlord...
gave hint of them conducting high-profile mass-casualty operations in northeast Kenya.
Al-Muhajiroun which postures as one solely tasked to take over Al-Qaeda activities in Kenya and Tanzania warned that they would light all East Africa with a high intensity attack on the eve of the attack.
Al-Muhajiroun posted that “A spark has been lit all over East Africa, and its intensity will reverberate around the region until the disbelievers are perished.”
On 31st of March, the group attempted to stop the attack. Al-Muhajiroun seemed aware of memos circulated by Kenyan universities about impending attacks.
On that day, the group wrote on its social media ” tunaomba Mujahideen hapo Afrika Mashariki wa subiri” translated as “We ask our East African brothers to wait”
The group was formed by elements close to Al-Shabaab commander Muhamed Kuno aka Dulyadeen-Gamadheere, a man wanted by Kenya authorities, under Gamadheere’s instructions.Relevancy of Al-Muhajiroun to Somali militant Islamist group Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen.
Al-Muhajiroun has been conducting recruitment of professionals. The group was involved in the recruitment of the three female university students arrested crossing to Somalia by Kenya Security Forces.
This group is the replacement for groups like Al-Hijra which have been losing clout as jihadists. Al-Qaeda is actually seeking to better its defense against ISIS which seeks to establish ties and networks with East African jihadists.