Africa: Op-Ed – Three Years of Somalia’s ‘Total War’: How Mogadishu’s Al-Shabaab Offensive Unraveled
Addis Abeba — In August 2022, President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud announced that his administration would launch a “total war” against the Al-Qaida-linked militant group Al-Shabaab. The declaration came in the aftermath of a deadly hotel siege in Mogadishu, which left at least 21 people dead and more than 100 wounded. In his address,…