- Somalia’s new President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud says his government will only negotiate with Al-Shabaab when the time is right.
- The Al-Qaeda affiliate responsible for deadly attacks across East Africa
- He said cutting off Al-financial Shabaab’s flows and countering their hateful message must be combined with a military approach.
Somalia’s new President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, putting an end to Al-violent Shabaab’s insurgency will require more than a military approach, and his government will negotiate with the extremist group only when the time is right.
He claimed that the Al-Qaeda affiliate responsible for deadly attacks across East Africa had developed a “coping mechanism” in response to military aggression and could not be defeated militarily.
Al-Shabaab has been seeking to overthrow the foreign-backed government in Mogadishu for over a decade and remains a potent threat despite efforts to defeat them militarily.
Mohamud, who was elected in May after previously serving as president from 2012 to 2017, said past approaches to Al-Shabaab had not worked, and his government was open to alternatives including talks when appropriate.
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