Tuesday December 29, 2020
BOSSASO (HOL) - A faction allied to the terrorist group ISIS in Somalia has broken into two groups in a power struggle amid reports of failing health of the group leader.
Sources in Puntland said the militant group has been rocked by power struggles that have resulted in deaths. Three militants are reported to have been killed Monday.
The group leader and founder Abdulkadir Mumin has widely been reported to be suffering from diabetes resulting into succession battles.
Mumin, a former preacher based in the UK announced the formation of ISIS Somalia faction in 2015.
The group has its headquarters in Galgala mountains in Bari region but has made headways into southern Somalia.
The group suffered a heavy toll in fighting with Al-Shabaab in Mogadishu and its outskirts between 2017 and 2018.