During Congressional testimony in January 2012, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper listed al-Shabaab as one of the most significant terror threats to the homeland, in part due to a "foreign fighter cadre that includes U.S. passport holders... [who] may have aspirations to attack inside the United States."
However, a senior law enforcement official said the latest U.S. government analysis shows no heightened threat to the U.S. as a result of the Kenya attack. While al-Shabaab does have a desire to strike at Western targets in Africa, hitting the U.S. homeland is "not a priority" for them, the official said.
Al-Shabaab claimed the attack on the Westgate Mall in Kenya was retaliation for the 2011 invovlement of Kenyan forces in anti-terror operations in Somalia.
Terror Group That Claimed Kenya Attack Has Recruited Americans Before - ABC News
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