HSM War on Terror

[Magaffe]

HSM's "War On Terror" (against Al-Shabab) has been interesting.

We know that:

• HSM wants to arm militias in the fight against Al-Shabab. Will that not invite clan fighting similar to that of the 90s and early 2000s, or worse?
• HSM wants to fight Al-Shabab but appoints Al-Shabab CO-FOUNDER Mukhtar Robow as the Minister for Religion. Yes, that is no word of a lie (see article below).

Why are any of these good ideas? What is HSM planning on doing?

Please discuss.

Somalia appoints al Shabaab co-founder as religion minister

Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre on Tuesday named a co-founder and spokesman of the Islamist al Shabaab as minister for religious affairs, a move that could either help strengthen the fight against the insurgents or provoke further clan clashes.

www.reuters.com

Somalia appoints al Shabaab co-founder as religion minister​

By Abdi Sheikh

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Former al Shabaab group co-founder and spokesperson Mukhtar Robow sits among colleagues after he was named as the minister in charge of religion by Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre in Mogadishu, Somalia August 2, 2022. REUTERS/Feisal Omar


MOGADISHU, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre on Tuesday named a co-founder and spokesman of the Islamist al Shabaab as minister for religious affairs, a move that could either help strengthen the fight against the insurgents or provoke further clan clashes.
Mukhtar Robow had a $5 million U.S. bounty on his head after he co-founded al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab and served as the group's spokesman.
Al Shabaab insurgents have killed tens of thousands of people in bombings in their fight to overthrow Somalia's Western-backed central government and implement its interpretation of Islamic law.

Robow split from the group in 2013 and publicly denounced al Shabaab when he came to the government side in 2017.
But the relationship soured after he grew too politically powerful. Somalia's previous government arrested Robow in December 2018 as he campaigned for the regional presidency of southwest state.
Security forces shot dead at least 11 people in the protests that followed, sparking criticism from the United Nations.

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Robow's new job sparked a flurry of hashtags on twitter crowing he had made it #FromPrisonertoMinister. He had been held under house arrest until recently.
His appointment could help strengthen government forces in his native Bakool region, where insurgents hold substantial amounts of territory but where Robow also commands support. Or it could fan flames with the region's president, who sees him as a political rival.

 

[Testo 21]

Its tactical move. Like chess they all scream for checkers.

 

[Magaffe]

Its tactical move. Like chess they all scream for checkers.

He didn’t just give him any role.
He gave a freed a terrorist and made him minister of religion.
Why?

 

[Saeed09]

They killed more people in gedo

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[repo]

He didn’t just give him any role.
He gave a freed a terrorist and made him minister of religion.
Why?

At his peak, Robow commanded 1000 Shabaab so he was influential and could have turned the tide against Shabaab but Farmaajo wasted the opportunity. Once you leave Shabaab, they will do everything to hunt you down like Farhan Qaroole who got killed the other day. So we can conclude he's not a Shabaab spy. The decision to appoint him minister of religion is a good one since he can speak against Shabaab but I have a feeling he agrees with most of Shabaab's positions. I think he was just butthurt that Godane sent his D&M to the frontline as cannon fodder, that led him to defect.