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ID139118
Title ProperCapacity and competence
Other Title Informationfull-spectrum counterinsurgency in the Horn of Africa
LanguageENG
AuthorRoitsch , Paul E
Summary / Abstract (Note)From 2006 to 2011, al Qaeda's East African proxy, al Shabaab, served as de facto ruling party of Somalia despite the efforts of the internationally recognized Transitional Federal Government (TFG). During these five years, a violent struggle between al Shabaab and the Burundian and Ugandan Peacekeepers of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) resulted in thousands of dead civilians, hundreds of thousands of internally displaced persons, and a strategic environment inhospitable to reconciliation, recovery, or development. Beginning in August 2011, AMISOM was able to break the deadlock and force al Shabaab from Mogadishu, then subsequently, Kismayo, and ultimately to consolidate and reorganize in the Somali hinterland. In order to continue the momentum, the African Union and other partner nations must support the newly recognized Somali Federal Government (SFG), neutralize al Shabaab, and provide good governance to its constituents. Al Shabaab's revenue streams must be shut down and their offensive capability must be degraded while the strategic environment is shaped to ensure that conditions conducive to a revival do not exist. Failure to do so will likely see Somalia continuing to produce Islamic extremists and pirates to menace international maritime traffic in the Western Indian Ocean, destabilize East Africa, and adversely impact millions.
`In' analytical NoteSmall Wars and Insurgencies Vol. 26, No.3; Jun 2015: p.497-517
Journal SourceSmall Wars and Insurgencies Vol: 26 No 3
Key WordsSomalia ;  Al Shabaab ;  AMISOM ;  Transitional Federal Government ;  SFG ;  Puntland ;  HOA ;  JIATF ;  Somali Federal Government


 
 
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