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Defense Minister Promises to eradicate Al Shabaab from Somalia
(Sh. M. Network) --Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) says it will soon clean Al shabab and its allied Al Qaeda from all the rebel-held regions in the war-torn nation.The Minister of Defense Hussein Arab Isse promised to continue the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) ofSomalia's fight against Al-Shabaab  ... the personification of Somali state failure... and Al Qaeda in south and central Somalia. The Minister told news hounds on Tuesday that the coalition forces working in southern Somalia have made much progress in fighting the terrorist organization. Minister Isse explained the TFG's objective is to eradicate Al-Shabaab from southern Somalia in order to build peace in the region. He stated, "Although they (Al-Shabaab) have left Mogadishu it does not mean we can snooze, our troops will continue to fight Al-Shabaab in "After Al shabab fighters were defeated in the battle in Mogadishu they shifted their tactics and begun to melt into the population as to carry out deadly attacks against civilians so that I urge to Somalis to work with TFG forces from preventing the threat so we can stabilize and promote peace in the region," he added. The coalition of forces fighting Al-Shabaab includes Æthiopian, Kenyan, and AMISOM troops who have recently been effective in forcing Al-Shabaab cut-throats to withdraw from several strategic areas in the country's south and central region. Posted by: Fred 2012-05-10 |
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