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Somalia Puntland Minister of Information, Eng. Mohamoud Aidid Dirir said that the federal government of Somalia does not have a strategy in the war against the Al-Shabab terrorist group.
The minister of information said that the federal government has destroyed the troops trained in Eritrea, which he said were enough to destroy Al-Shabab terror network.
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“You can see a large number of trained troops, mostly young people, who have been trained in any situation and weather, and five thousand have been brought from Eritrea. Those five thousand will defeat Al-Shabab, if they are managed well,” said the minister.
The minister said that the federal government has neglected its army, saying that every day Al-Shabab is killing them in a deserted place.
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He said President Hassan Sheikh and his government are responsible for the lack of strategy against the government forces.
Eng. Aidid also said that the federal government has not shared Al-Shabab information with Puntland. He said that Puntland is in danger of Al-Shabab fleeing the operations in the central regions to hide in their areas.
He said that they know of officers who have escaped and their whereabouts are unknown.