Kenya
Attack: Will it Lead to the End of Humanity?
Terror
attacks have been hitting Kenya for a few years now due to militant groups who want
to pursue the spread of radical Islam across the region. The group who has been
doing these attacks aims to do some more high profile attacks in the region in
order to draw attention to them and their vision as well as generate headlines.
These
attacks have resulted in numerous deaths of innocent people. The lives taken
during these attacks served as sacrifices for the group’s main aim, which is to
establish an Islamist government. These militants, although considered small
due to their lack of financial and popular support and incapability to
withstand direct fights against African Union Forces yet they are a big threat
considering that the bombings are being more common and more lives are being at
risk.
Al-Shabaab
Al-Shabaab
directly translates to “Movement of Striving Youth” is a cell based in Somalia
of the militant Islamist group al-Qaeda. This organization is composed of many
foreigners especially in the leadership ranks.
The
group has been claiming responsibility of some terrorist attacks, with the
major ones years apart. Experts suggest that this may be because the
organization still lacks support, especially in the financial aspect in order
to carry out high profile and massive bombings with short time intervals.
Recent Attacks:
Westgate Shopping Mall Attack, Grenade Attack on Bus
These
attacks have caused the inquiries on whether terrorist attacks will be the
cause of the end of humanity. Such militant group whose goals and objectives
are not in line with the others cause ruckus and the chaos that ends up in
bloodshed and lost of innocent lives. Their extreme ways of fighting for their
movement wherein they end up sacrificing even their own lives is a
manifestation of how severe their want for an Islamist government is affecting
people’s lives. Even people who are unaware of them and are merely watching
World Cup matches have lost lives in their process of fighting for their beliefs.
Their
collaboration with other terrorist groups and even pirates have strengthened
their forces, giving them more chances of conducting major bombings, hostage
takings and torture. Their want to institutionalize radical Islam has caused
social disorder that has affected the lives of people, young and old alike. Normal
lives cannot be experienced by children who are under the constant threat of
being killed or being abducted. Normal things experienced by people from other
countries are not experienced by some people who live their lives in fear of
being dead the next day.
These
attacks in Kenya are trying to be controlled as much as possible by other
countries especially the United States. They help Kenya in addressing this
issue and in fighting these militant groups. Though the problem regarding
terrorists is yet to be solved, it is not enough to conclude that their
constant attacks will lead to the destruction of humanity. The indication that
they are considerably weak should be taken into account and should be used to
the advantage of anti-terrorist groups in wiping these groups out completely.
The fight is still ongoing and is nowhere near the losing end.
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