... Somalia's version of the Taliban, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda...
terrorist group reported to pro-Shabaab media outlets and said that they have weakened government agencies and have been successful in staging terror attacks at the supreme court, UNDP compound and parliament all in the last year.
The spokesperson said that the MPs and officials should disassociate with the government, as that is apparently the only option for them to survive.
Ali Dheere strained that the government institutions are places that officials will convene and that they will be targeted.
Furthermore, the spokesperson for the group said that they will attack UN compound in Mogadishu because they are filled with foreigners.