Al-Shabaab, Social Identity Group, Human (In)Security, and Counterterrorism

Isaac Kfir

Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, 2017, vol. 40, issue 9, 772-789

Abstract: This article examines the link between human security, social identity, and al-Shabaab. The first section explores how social identity group theory can help explain al-Shabaab's recruitment. The second part focuses on the counterterrorism campaign against al-Shabaab, which involves decapitation, aggressive peacekeeping through a proxy in the shape of the African Union Mission in Somalia, and the role of a domestic de-radicalization program. The article concludes that al-Shabaab's allure is in decline and the group is facing internal turmoil, which makes its overtures toward the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant very dangerous, as al-Shabaab could act as an effective conduit between the Arabian Peninsula and Africa.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1080/1057610X.2016.1236569

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