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The militant group, al-Shabaab has been defeated, Somalia president Mohamud Hassan Sheikh, has said.

“They no longer have the means to wage war. They are now centred on carrying out terrorist attacks and assassinations,” he said.

Mohamud was addressing Ugandan journalists who had paid him a visit at State House on Thursday.

Between 2007 and 2010, State House was one of the most threatened positions in Mogadishu, as the militants regularly fired at it from different directions.

Muhamud became president of Somalia in August last year through an election, replacing Sheikh Ahmed Sheriff, who had been the Transitional Federal Government president since 2006.

“They can no longer extort money from the public because all the major cities and towns, from which they used to get money, were captured,” he said.

Over the last two years, the militants have lost almost all the major towns and cities in the country. At the moment, after the capture of Buurhakhaba in central Somalia in late February, the militants remain in charge of Baraawe.

“Very soon, we shall have no al-Shabaab-controlled district,” he said.

Muhamud hailed African countries, especially Uganda, for helping Somalia regain its glory. “The most expensive gift one can give to somebody is life. That is what the Ugandans gave to Somalis,” he said.

Uganda was the first country to deploy troops in Somalia, followed by Burundi and in 2011, Kenya and Djibouti.

He appealed to donors to continue assisting the country until such a time when it can stand on its own.

original dervish wrote:It was the hawiye moryaans who took the country`s life in the first place.

original dervish wrote:Eat shit.....it will improve your breath.

Talo alle udaa wrote:This is like the Bush moment in 2003

Why hasn't a single top leader within the Alshabaab been captured. How about all those heavy weaponry the shabaab use to display, were have they disappear to Or have they all joined the SNA like Sh. indhocade?

Alshabaab oo dib u la wareegay magaalada Xudur

March 17, 2013 // admin1 // News
Wararka ka imaanaya xarunta gobolka Bakool ee Xudur ayaa sheegaya in maanta magaalada ay dib ula wareegeen Xarakada Alshabaab kadib markii ciidamada Ethiopia iyo maamulka DFS ee halkaa kusugnaa ay isaga baxeen.

Wararku waxay intaas ku darayaan in ciidamadii Ethiopia iyo maamulkii DFS ay u baxeen dhanka degmada Ceelbarde.

Wararku waxay sidoo kale ku soo waramayaan in maleeshiyadii Alshabaab ay gudaha usoo galeen magaalada laguna dhex arkay iyagoo kusugan wadooyinka magaalada.

Lama oga sababta ciidamadii Ethiopia ay uga baxeen magaalada.

Magaalada Xudur ayaa mudo sanad ku dhowaad ah waxaa gacanta ku hayay ciidamada Ethiopia laman garanayo sababta keentay in iyagoo aan wax digniin ah bixinin ay isaga huleeleen magaalada.

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