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| Africa Horn |
| Al-Shabaab targets mosque in Somalia |
| 2023-07-02 |
| [Garowe] Al-Shabaab ...... the personification of Somali state failure... The attack, reports show, targeted a mosque in Daru-nimca area within Middle Shabelle, with photos from the site showing that the building was completely dismantled. The According to state media, nobody was injured during the attack, but the impact was huge and equally destructive. The attack was the first in as many days following vigilance which was activated a few days ago in the country to neutralize the krazed killers. "Al-Shabaab had previously targeted a large mosque in the Bula-Burde district of the Hiraan region, the Qayyib mosque, and the Bahdo mosque in the Galgaduud region. However, alcohol has never solved anybody's problems. But then, neither has milk... the security forces protected the mosques. Other mosques in their areas were closed off to prevent people from gathering and learning," as reported by SNTV. The group has been targeting innocent civilians, security forces and senior government officials in the past, leaving questions about the country's preparedness in taking over security responsibilities. 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] is set to drawdown troops in the country. Somalia is set for also initiate the second phase of operations against al-Shabaab in the country. The al-Shabaab controls large swathes of rural central and southern Somalia, but the government troops have managed to reclaim several areas so far. |
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