This government doesn't care about the troops sadly. They're dying for no reason.
One army deserter said: “Our morale was gone and with each town that fell one after another, we knew it was a matter of time before we were overrun and killed.”
The former soldier, who declined to be named, said: “The army will seize a town, then Shabaab will seize it and then the army would be back, but then Shabaab takes over once again. It’s been going on for years.
“Young soldiers are dying in large numbers and many don’t want to keep dying for a lost cause because that’s how many feel about the war."