Somalia Blasts Expose Security Failings and Possible Shabab Infiltration
f the progresses made in government and institutions." In Washington on Monday, Pentagon officials said they were examining options to send additional trainers
and advisers to Somalia in case the Somalia government requested such assistance. that there can be an unraveling o
Mohamed Sharif, another student, described it as a "disaster." Though he is no stranger to explosions, he said, this one was of a kind "I’ve never heard before." In one early sign of the political fallout, Somalia’s Internal Security Ministry said
that its spokesman, Ahmed Sayid Arab, had resigned and that a replacement had been appointed.
"It’s widely accepted that most of the institutions
and organs of the Somali state are infiltrated by the Shabab." The bombings also highlighted divisions within the government, particularly the security services, and the weakness of President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, who came to power eight months ago with high expectations.
Mohamed Abdirahman Mohamed said that The security was absolutely weak,
Ahmed Soliman said that There are large parts of the country lacking in opportunities
and livelihoods, and the Shabab have been able to take advantage of that,