The reason behind the manufactured outrage against Somaliland by the weak government in Mogadishu is to cover up the marked deterioration of the security situation in Somalia since the cheeseman was selected in a bunker somewhere under the protection of Hawiye and AMISOM forces.
The cheesemonger has completely failed at containing Al Shabab's expansion which led to the dangerous situation of Al Shabab today controlling more land than they did during the time of Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud. This graphic representation of the territory controlled by Al Shabab in relation to territory controlled by the so called 'government' in Mogadishu by the BBC illustrates this very clearly:
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Al Shabab's control is clearly expanding whilst the so called 'government' controlled areas are quickly disappearing.
They can not face their bleak reality, so they distract their population with emotional rhetoric directed against Somaliland. Going by the rate of progression of Al Shabab as illustrated int he BBC maps above, the cheesemonger is destined to flee Mogadishu just like his uncle Afweyne.
The clock is ticking. Somaliland is going from strength to strength. All the while the paper government holed up in Mogadishu is losing territory to Al Shabab.
