SOMALIA: State of the Nation, January 29th 2009
Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2009 3:56 am
On the eve of a new presidential election in Djibouti, I officially declare the TFG dead. They control no towns, their parliamentarians are guests of al-Shabab or Djibouti, and their army has disbanded en-masse into clan militia.
I therefore relegate their former remaining territory to their respective clans.
Big news today is the big gains by Ahl-Sunnah wal-Jammah, who now control almost all of Galgadud at the expense of al-Shabab.