{"id":438751,"date":"2025-04-03T16:49:51","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T13:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/?p=438751"},"modified":"2025-04-03T16:51:50","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T13:51:50","slug":"somalias-prime-minister-appoints-high-level-committee-to-lead-fight-against-al-shabaab-and-isis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/somalias-prime-minister-appoints-high-level-committee-to-lead-fight-against-al-shabaab-and-isis\/","title":{"rendered":"Somalia\u2019s Prime Minister Appoints High-Level Committee to Lead Fight Against Al-Shabaab and ISIS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Mogadishu (SONNA)<\/em> \u2013 <\/strong>Prime Minister Hamsa Abdi Barre\u00a0has officially announced the formation of a\u00a0National Committee to Support the Fight Against the Khawarij, with a focus on dismantling\u00a0Al-Shabaab and ISIS-Somalia.<\/p>\n<p>The committee, chaired by the Second Deputy Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mr. Abdisalan Abdi Ali., includes key government officials and security experts, signaling a whole-of-government approach to combating extremism.<\/p>\n<p>The high-level team comprises:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ali Yusuf Hosh<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Minister of Interior<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gen. Bashir Mohamed Jama<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Minister of Environment<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Ali Hajji Adan<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Minister of Health<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mohamed Ali Hagaa<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 State Minister for Internal Security<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mohamed Ahmed Amir<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Mayor of Mogadishu<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mohamud Moalim Hassan<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Commissioner of the Disaster Management Agency<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The committee is tasked with coordinating national efforts to weaken terrorist networks through enhanced military operations supporting the Somali National Army (SNA) and regional forces in ongoing offensives, financial disruption targeting the funding streams of Al-Shabaab and ISIS, counter-extremism campaigns promoting deradicalization and community resilience, and security sector reforms to strengthen intelligence and law enforcement collaboration.<\/p>\n<p>The inclusion of ministers, security officials, and local leaders reflects a multi-sectoral strategy addressing both the military and ideological fronts of the conflict. With Mogadishu\u2019s mayor and the Disaster Management Agency involved, the government is also preparing for post-liberation stabilization in reclaimed areas. Recent months have seen significant gains against Al-Shabaab, particularly in Hirshabelle and Galmudug states, but the group remains a deadly threat. The committee is expected to hold its first meeting soon to outline operational plans and resource mobilization strategies, reinforcing the government\u2019s commitment to eliminating terrorism ahead of critical national elections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mogadishu (SONNA) \u2013 Prime Minister Hamsa Abdi Barre\u00a0has officially announced the formation of a\u00a0National Committee to Support the Fight Against the Khawarij, with a focus on dismantling\u00a0Al-Shabaab and ISIS-Somalia. The committee, chaired by the Second Deputy Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mr. Abdisalan Abdi Ali., includes key government officials and security experts, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":128,"featured_media":438752,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-438751","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-local"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438751","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/128"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=438751"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438751\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":438755,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438751\/revisions\/438755"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/438752"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=438751"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=438751"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=438751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}