...... the personification of Somali state failure...following the first operation which was termed successful by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.
Abdiaziz Mohammed Mohammed, a deputy commander of the Danab operations, departed this vale of tears at hospital days after being seriously maimed by al-Shabaab in Mogadishu days ago, according to senior military officials.
The late officer was trained in different countries, including Uganda and US, and reached the rank of first lieutenant in the army. He was at the forefront of the special operation against bully boyz who often target senior government officials and military teams in their attacks.
Mohamud was a senior Danab member and his death could deal a major blow to the brigade. Defense Minister Abdulkadir Mohammed Nur paid tribute for his sacrifice, terming him a martyr who was committed to seeing a liberated Somalia given his coordination skills on operations.
The SNA is preparing to take over security responsibilities from the African Union
...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful...
Transition Mission in Somalia [ATMIS] but recently, there were claims that the government was ready for another extension for ATMIS whose tour of duty is supposed to end by December 2024.