Flailing State: The Resurgence of al-Shabaab in Somalia

[Abaq]

There are very few experts on Somali politics that are not Somali. The few Somali experts we have who are capable of the kind of analysis needed, like Harun Maruf, are hated and trolled. There is very little analysis of Alshabab's goals and the FGS' plans to counter Al Shabab. The FGS often does something, there is no explanation for it and you are left wondering if saboteurs are at work inside the FGS.

Regarding your point on the FGS and Somali needed to recentralize, I think that ship sailed 35 years ago. When the USC cleansed all non-Hawiye out of Xamar, it permanently removed the possibility of a centralized Somalia. Federalism is the best we can hope for.

Hawiye had Somalia on a plate in ‘91. Darod were ready to work under a Hawiye central government as a relative of mine once said. But for some reason, they decided to massacre innocent Darod civilians. That was the day centralism died and Hawiye can blame no one but themselves.

 

[amiirad]

Hawiye had Somalia on a plate in ‘91. Darod were ready to work under a Hawiye central government as a relative of mine once said. But for some reason, they decided to massacre innocent Darod civilians. That was the day centralism died and Hawiye can blame no one but themselves.

Hawiyes are corrupt fools.