1. Recruits, motivates and justifies its actions with the religious-political militant ideology of Salafi-Jihadism (or Salafi Jedid).
2. Their ideology is global but seeks articulation in local politics, cleavages and sentiments.
3. Their stated end-goal is the establishment of a Caliphate and the destruction of Kenya as a national entity.
4. Opponents of democracy, equality, and the Constitutional Rule of Law.5. Utilise atrocity to terrorise targeted audiences for which they rely on media and online coverage.6. Their primary base of operations and recruits is Somalia; but they have also recruited Kenyans.7. They are adept at adapting to counter terrorism.
