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Comment: Are Somalia’s militant Islamist ‘defectors’ genuine?
Thursday, February 7, 2013 0:40
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During the past two years, the once powerful influence of Islamic militancy in Somalia appears to be steadily declining. A major indicator of this optimistic trend seems to center on the unprecedented numbers of al-Shabaab members who are defecting –apparently en masse– and joining the ranks of the Somali armed forces. But the optimism of Western and pro-government Somali observers was tempered last week by news that an Islamist ‘defector’ blew himself up in an attempt to kill the country’s Prime Minister.
2013-02-07 00:30:38
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