A Kenyan intelligence report and excerpts from the personal journal of a suspected terrorist known as the "White Widow," reveal new details about the inner workings of the al Shabaab terror network, which masterminded last month's deadly attack on a Nairobi mall.
Sky News obtained the 35-page report, which indicates that "White Widow" Samantha Lewthwaite is a central figure in al Shabaab, plotting several terror attacks across Kenya.
The British Lewthwaite, 29, is called the "White Widow" because she was married to one of the suicide attackers responsible for the deadly bombings on a London subway and bus in 2005 that killed 52 people and injured 700 more.
The report also indicates the group was apparently planning multiple attacks targeting Kenyan parliament buildings, UN offices in Nairobi, restaurants and a series of assassinations focusing on senior politicians within Kenya.
The intelligence report provides a detailed breakdown of how the terror network operates throughout Africa, with recruits and cells working in a range of countries including Tanzania, Mali, South Africa, Somalia, Uganda, Burundi, and Zambia, as well as efforts in Pakistan and Yemen.
Al Shabaab's stronghold and focus is in Kenya with major bases in the capital Nairobi, and Mombasa, the report suggests.
The report is damaging for Kenyan authorities because it suggests there were clear warnings up to eight months ago that a "Mumbai-style attack" was being planned in Nairobi on the Westgate shopping mall.
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