Somalia: It will take longer to bring down Shabaab terrorist group
The aftermath of a suicide car bombing in Mogadishu in February 2021. More youths are joining vigilante teams against al Shabaab in recent months. PHOTO | AFP
Somalia officials say total victory against al Shabaab militants may take longer to be routed from the villagers, in spite of crucial gains registered by a joint force of the national army and vigilantes against the terrorists.
On Sunday this week, officials were given a brutal reminder after the group hit back just as authorities were cheering the latest gains. Hiraan Governor Ali Jayte and the Commander of SNA’s Infantry Division General Mohamed Tahlil Bihi, were giving a pep talk to Somali soldiers and vigilantes known locally as Moawisley, where they praised them for beating down al Shabaab from the town in Central Somalia.
