Defeating al-Shabab is a global public good

[Deeq A.]

The murder of trainee Somali soldiers and their trainers from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain by a terrorist mole within the training camp in Mogadishu earlier this week was unexpected and tragic. Indeed, how the assassinations occurred is a testament to the devious, opportunistic and cowardly evolving tactics of al-Shabab, an international terrorist group and one of al-Qaida's most powerful affiliates which operate in Somalia and across the Horn of Africa.

Source: Hiiraan Online