Dispatch: Somali Government Strikes at Al Shabaab

Analyst Mark Schroeder examines the pressures facing al Shabaab from a military offensive by Somali government and African Union forces, and internal divisions about how to respond to Somali populations suffering from severe drought conditions impacting Somalia.

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[theH0UNDSofD00M]

Somali government? It's that a joke?

[PMEWhite]

Just so long as the U.S. STAYS OUT OF SOMALIA !!!

[tintsap]

Somali, alshabaab, will not rule 4 ever, AFRICAN UNION will start using Drones given to them by the US we all know a drone is a crippling blow>>>>

[MrAbdul17]

Somalia were the strongest country in Africa when our dictator Siad Barre was Alive , Somali's need to fix our country before the U.S comes and fucks it up

[puntlandGeezer]

@theH0UNDSofD00M

& hows that funny you fat terrorists?

even if the somali forces remains weak, soz wuz? wuz bout puntland forces? they gona fry your terrorists ass.

[kawaal]

Godane Who Refuses Aids comes from North Somalia AKA Somaliland and He does not want Southern Somalia to gain peace ..i was told his wife and family live in Hargaysa in peace: Southern People should bring Godane in to the justice and put him jail for live.. Dahir Aways who is Islamic party recognizes the drought and he said he was shock what he have seen in effect drought area but godane is ignorant and enemy of Somali ppl

[shipshipdhe]

@BoudiccaBlanc You are wrong al shabab is the Somali goverment.those you call government are on the CIA payroll and cover-ups in Somalia its them who pays them and protecting them. What you don’t have brain to see that?

[Abaadira]

"Africa analyst" My ass! I don't mean to sound racist but allow me to raise a legit question. Why why would I let a white person inform me about what is going on in Somalia when I am a Somali myself? Why people calling themselves analysts and experts on Africa is a joke and need to shut the fock up. I am tired of this shyt. You ain't never gonna be expert on us Africans white man. Go be expert on your white lands. Keep your nose out of African business.

[BoudiccaBlanc]

Somalia has a government. al-Shabaab is the in rebellion against the government.

I am not an "Islamophobe" I have seen Sharia law in action (it's not a pretty sight)

The USA/EU trained Somalis &gave them ships to police their area of the Indian Ocean. Some have become pirates. I don't know about the rest of them -- killed?)

I feel sorry for the Somali people but Sharia law and radical Salifi-Wahabbist Islam will not bring peace to their country.

[BoudiccaBlanc]

@MrCalmlikeaBomb

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is based on the US Constitution's Bill of Rights.  There is no need for the US to sign it Our laws are already in compliance

The UK's Common-law system (which took centuries to develop) is the model that that US Constitution is bases upon. The UK is already in compliance

I don't know about Israel or Pakistan, for that matter. Both are states based on either a racial (Israel) or a religious (Pakistan) premise

[MrCalmlikeaBomb]

@BoudiccaBlanc I took a glance @ that universal declaration of human rights, and the US, China, UK and Israel dont abide by it. why should a 3rd world country do so? The bottom line is somalia needs a government desperately. I dont give a damn if they use sharia or not, im not an islamophob like you. 20 years of anarchy is enough. BTW, you know international corporations use the un governed coast of somalia to dump toxic waste right? You ok with that?