The militias, reportedly left without financial support from allied local businessmen, have joined the ranks of the Jubaland Darawish forces. Ali Hassan Deeq, deputy commander of the regional force, said the fighters would now be registered as official personnel within the Jubaland security apparatus.
"They will be part of our official forces, recognised by the administration," Deeq said during a brief ceremony held in Balad Hawo.
The move comes amid ongoing tensions between the Jubaland leadership and Somalia’s federal government in Mogadishu. Jubaland’s president, Ahmed Mohammed Madobe, severed ties with the federal authorities after his disputed re-election in 2023, which was rejected by Mogadishu and deemed unconstitutional.
The federal government later issued an arrest warrant for Madobe, a move he reciprocated by issuing a similar order for Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. The rift has deepened divisions over control of southern Somalia, particularly in the Gedo region.
Somali government forces had recently deployed to the coastal town of Ras Kamboni in Lower Juba in response to Madobe’s re-election. However,
nothing needs reforming like other people's bad habits...
Jubaland forces retook the area within two weeks, capturing several government soldiers and forcing others to flee across the Kenyan border, according to regional officials.
Travel restrictions have since been imposed in several towns under Jubaland’s control, including Kismayo
...a port city in the southern Lower Juba province of Somalia, at the extreme southern end of the country (always assuming Somalia can be called a country). It is the commercial capital of the autonomous Jubaland region...., Bardhere and Doolow, as the political and military standoff shows little sign of resolution.
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