but the violence continues and they re sending a more suicide bombers on foot. they have blown themselves up and tea shops and ice cream parlors. it s happened for about 15 years and its aim to establish a caliphate. they control large parts of southern and central somalia and regularly attacks government controlled areas,. african union troops and regulated us air strikes have been unable to contain the insurgency which is spread to neighbouring tenure. islamist militia groups isjust spread to neighbouring tenure. islamist militia groups is just one of many problems, there are other forms of violence, including rival politicians, droughts, locusts and floods. some say politicians are so preoccupied with a much delayed election process that they have taken their eyes off the countries