Islamic State group releases first video of Somalia fighters

The Horn of Africa nation has a small but growing presence of the fighters, many of them defectors from the al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab extremist group.

By: AP | Johannesburg | Published: December 26, 2017 3:06 pm

9,000-plus died in battle with Islamic State group for Mosul

The United States last month launched its first drone strikes against Islamic State group-affiliated fighters in Somalia. (Source: REUTERS)

A group that monitors extremist organisations says the Islamic State group has posted what is thought to be the first video from IS-affiliated fighters in Somalia.

The video posted online yesterday calls on supporters to “hunt down” what it calls nonbelievers and attack churches and markets. The SITE Intelligence Group says the video urges supporters to take advantage of people’s “drunkenness” over the holiday season to attack.