The al-Qaeda leadership devoted the seventh issue of its magazine to Somalia. It predicted the al-Shabaab, its branch in Somalia, would soon be victorious, overthrow the government, take control of Mogadishu and expel the foreign forces.Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud formulated a three-pronged strategy to weaken al-Shabaab and repel its forces from Mogadishu and the surrounding regions.In ITIC assessment, in the wake of its going increase in strength, al-Shabaab can be expected to continue its efforts to overthrow the Somali government.
The success of the May attack underscores the resurgence of al-Shabab and the challenges that African and American troops will face in containing the group.
Mogadishu, May 12 (Prensa Latina) The Al-Shabab radical group used mortars to attack an African Union military base in the center of Somalia, with no casualties reported so far, the Garowe Online website reported.
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