Thursday, December 31, 2020

Blunting Jihadi Attacks on Somalia's Upcoming Elections

 The International Crisis Group (ICG) published on 31 December 2020 a briefing titled "Blunting Al-Shabaab's Impact on Somalia's Elections."

Somali jihadi groups al-Shabaab and the Islamic State are preparing to wreak havoc on parliamentary and presidential elections in Somalia in January and February.  The ICG brief concludes that securing the vote will be a major challenge.