MOGADISHU (Halbeeg News) – United Nation (UN) has expressed concern over the fragility of the gains made so far in Somalia, which is recovering from two decades of civil war.
In a report, Antonio Guterres said despite registering progress toward nation building, Somalia is faced by a number of challenges including insecurity and political instability.
Guterres underscored that Somalia is needed to tackle violent extremism, terrorism, armed conflict, political instability, and corruption.
The UN Chief has noted that the security situation remained volatile” between the mid-December and early May.
Guterres said, there was a notable increase in mortar attacks, which demonstrated al-Shabaab’s improved capacity to hit strategic targets with precision and accuracy.
“The main perpetrator of attacks against government facilities, government officials and security forces as well as popular restaurants and hotels,” he said. “They have also led, however, to increased Al-Shabab movement into urban centres, in particular, Mogadishu, where their forces are less likely to be targeted from the air.”
He commended efforts to uproots al-Shabaab fighters and increased security operation against the group.
“A large number of air strikes targeting al-Shabaab training bases and assembly points that were deemed to have degraded its operating capability and freedom of movement,” reads the report.
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