Willy NGOMA
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- Feb 25, 2016
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Foreign troops are leaving the country. Al-Shabaab terrorists have taken control of several areas near the capital, Mogadishu.
There is widespread fear that the terrorist group will seize Mogadishu.
Al-Shabaab remains highly active in several rural and strategic areas of the country.
The group is maintaining constant pressure and has launched dozens of violent attacks in the Lower Shabelle region, the province directly surrounding the capital.
There are fears of a collapse. The international community is deeply concerned about whether Somalia’s National Army has the logistical, operational and territorial control capabilities needed to hold the positions handed over to it and prevent the jihadists from advancing toward government institutions.
This military situation is becoming even more complex because it coincides with the closure of the UN’s political mission in Somalia (UNTMIS), leaving Mogadishu’s government with considerably greater institutional and security responsibilities.
Unofficial reports from the ground. Still unverified.
Just what the Horn of Africa needed.
There is widespread fear that the terrorist group will seize Mogadishu.
Al-Shabaab remains highly active in several rural and strategic areas of the country.
The group is maintaining constant pressure and has launched dozens of violent attacks in the Lower Shabelle region, the province directly surrounding the capital.
There are fears of a collapse. The international community is deeply concerned about whether Somalia’s National Army has the logistical, operational and territorial control capabilities needed to hold the positions handed over to it and prevent the jihadists from advancing toward government institutions.
This military situation is becoming even more complex because it coincides with the closure of the UN’s political mission in Somalia (UNTMIS), leaving Mogadishu’s government with considerably greater institutional and security responsibilities.
Unofficial reports from the ground. Still unverified.
Just what the Horn of Africa needed.
