Deadlist attack in somalia brings back it in picture

As on Saturday death of more than 300 people around 275 to be severally injured, still its taking tolls as per current reports.  The massive bombing took place at Mogadishu, which has brought the Somalia to international picture again least for few days.

Africa: For many years Somalia was a forgotten territory among the various campaigns against violent extremist Islamists around the world, but its back in spotlight with bomb attack by Al- Shabaab means ‘the youth’ the Islamist group based in country. It is most capable and tenacious militant organizations anywhere, its roots run back through a series of violent –nonviolent revivalist Islamist movement in Somalia over the 40 years. Though in past decade it had fought local, regional and international forces and has survived strategic setbacks primarily by exploiting the weakness and failings of central government in the shattered state. Reason for the lack of attention given to Al –shabaab in recent years in Washington, London and other western capitals is that group has fiercely purged anyone who wanted to swear allegiance to Islamic state in Iraq and Syria from its ranks. As it seem is not particularly dangerous beyond its region much and it said that group was formally affiliate of al-Qaida since 2011 not engaged in terrorist planning against Europe or US targets. In 2013 attack in Shopping mall of Kenya killing 67 people was one of attacks from this group.

However the bombing in Mogadishu will intensify growing US commitment to active role in Somalia. This year the US president Donald Trump had drawn Somalia a “zone of active hostilities, allowing the commander stronger powers. In May US special forces soldiers was killed with al –Shabaab the first US casualty in Somalia since then more deeper involvement, with  greater access to Africa. Even report of US service man killed in fire fight in Niger with militant there, as same challenges face as in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Currently country is suffering from worst drought in 40 years situation worsens with compounding by war and poor governance.

More than 70 critically injured people were being airlifted to Turkey for treatment on Monday as international aid began to arrive, said officials. Nervous relatives stood ofair ways, overwhelmed hospitals in Mogadishu were struggling to assist other badly wounded victims, many burned beyond recognition. In addition to turkey, Kenya and Ethiopia have offered help as Somali government has called “national disaster. The country’s Somali-American leader, President Mohamed Abdullah Mohamed, has declared three days of mourning and joined thousands of people who responded to a desperate plea by hospitals to donate blood.”This is really horrendous, unlike any other time in the past,” said Dr. Mohamed Yusuf, the director of Medina hospital. Mogadishu, a city long accustomed to deadly bombings by al-Shabab, was stunned by the force of Saturday’s blast.  The US has said bombing “such cowardly attacks reinvigorate the commitment of US to assist our Somali and African Union partners to combat the scourge of terrorism. The current US military stepped to strike and other efforts this year against Al-Shabaab, Saturday’ s blast occurred two days after the head of US Africa Command was in Mogadishu to meet with Somalia’s president  and as two days after the country’s defense minister and army chief resigned for undisclosed reasons as per the fox news.

The United Nations special envoy to Somalia called the attack “revolting.” Michael Keating said the U.N. and African Union were supporting the Somali government’s response with “logistical support, medical supplies and expertise.