Publication Date:
Thu, 2012-02-23 19:30
Maj. Gen. Fred Mugisha said Thursday that the recent announcement that Al-Shabab has formally merged with Al-Qaeda was an attempt to give a boost of confidence to an insurgent force that is losing power. He said the 300 militants — mostly foreign fighters — fled Somalia only days after the announced merger.
Forces from Uganda, Burundi, Ethiopia and Kenya are hitting Al-Shabab from three sides.
Mugisha welcomed the UN Security Council’s vote Wednesday to increase the AU force from 12,000 to just shy of 18,000.
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