...... the personification of Somali state failure...snuffies have been killed in an operation by the Somali National Army’s Danaab Commandos at the outskirts of Yaaqdabayl village in Lower Jubba region.
Danab Commando’s Commander Lt. Col. Ahmed Abdullahi NUr while confirming the incident said the government forces also seized seven AK47 rifles, one rocket-propelled grenade (RPG), and one PMK machine gun during the operation.
This comes amidst an ongoing war by the Somali National Army against the al-Shabaab snuffies as the national forces prepare to take over from the African Union
...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful...
Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) who have started its drawdown of 2000 troops from the country.
On Tuesday, troops from the Burundi National Defense Forces (BNDF) handed over the Haji-Ali Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Hirshabelle to the Somali National Army in a ceremony attended senior SNA, ATMIS and UNSOS officers.
The drawdown of the 2000 ATMIS troops is expected to be concluded by the end of June.