"Is Al-Shabaab Making A Come-Back In Somalia?" Topic
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| Tango01 | 07 Feb 2016 4:42 p.m. PST |
"In September of 2012, Somali and African Union troops moved against Kismayo, the last major city in the country still under the control of al Shabaab, Somalia's al Qaeda franchise. As the offensive approached, Shabaab beat a tactical retreat into the country's hinterlands, ending a period in which the jihadist group controlled substantial territory and represented the country's most powerful political and social force. It's been nearly three-and-a-half years since the African Union force hastened the end of al Shabaab 's state-building project. But the group made a canny strategic decision, contracting into defensible territory, consolidating its safe haven, and evolving into a deadly and resilient insurgency…"
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Armand |
 Legion 4   | 07 Feb 2016 5:47 p.m. PST |
Too soon to tell … but it would not surprise me … |
| Tango01 | 07 Feb 2016 11:01 p.m. PST |
They need better boots… (smile) Amicalement
Armand |
| Legion 4 | 08 Feb 2016 7:13 a.m. PST |
Well … this way they can say, "They Don't have boots on the ground."  |
| Tango01 | 08 Feb 2016 10:33 a.m. PST |
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| Mako11 | 08 Feb 2016 1:11 p.m. PST |
I think Legion has it right. Not surprised by this development at all. They just lay down, or hide their arms, when convenient, and then pick them back up again to fight another day, when the opposition is weaker. |
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worries about not losing his rules stuff.
