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Somali defense minister promises to expand war on Al shabab
(Sh.M.Network) -- The Minister of Defense for Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia Hussein Arab Isse, promised Monday to expand fight against Al-Shabaab ... the Islamic version of the old Somali warlord... hard boyz in south-central Somalia. The Minister told news hounds on Monday that the coalition forces [Somali and AMISOM] operating in south and central Somalia made much progress in fighting Al Qaeda affiliated Al shabab fighters. Minister Isse explained the TFG's objective is to wipe out Al-Shabaab hard boyz all from south and central strongholds of Somalia, in order to restore peace and order throughout in the country soon. The coalition of forces fighting Al-Shabaab includes Æthiopian, Kenyan, and AMISOM troops who have recently been effective in forcing Al-Shabaab to retreat several strategic towns in Somalia, mainly Mogadishu last year. Posted by: Fred 2012-06-26 |
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