Somalia’s militant Islamist group al-Shabab spent $24m (£18m) in 2021 on purchasing weapons, according to a report by a Mogadishu-based research group, the Hiraal Institute.
The report further alleges that al-Shabab, which is affiliated to al-Qaeda, has an annual revenue collection of about $180m.
Entitled Al-Shabab’s Arsenal – From Taxes to Terror, the report says the group uses various methods to procure weapons, including direct purchases from local black markets, and from arms traders contracted to buy and deliver weapons from abroad, mainly Yemen.
