burahadeer Posted July 6, 2012 http://reason.com/blog/2012/07/05/another-signpost-on-the-way-to-somali-st And now, a local Somali radio report indicates a burgeoning security state apparatus in Somalia. From RBC Radio: The largest mass arrest operation ever in Mogadishu has been launched today by the national security agency and the police forces of Somalia’s transitional government searching Al Shabaab members, RBC Radio reports. The operation which started early on Thursday morning continued until the afternoon as more than 3,000 people were arrested, the National Security Agency NSA confirmed… “This morning as we were going out to the school a uniformed forces came to our house they arrested two brothers of mine.” Asha Ibrahim Jibril, a resident in Huriwa district told RBC Radio. She complained that most of those arrested were teenagers who have no links to Al-Shabaab but the NSA officials rejected to comment on the allegations of indiscriminate jailing. More Reason on Somalia Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites