Somali forces repel militants in capital
22 Aug 2022
The success of the Somali forces in ending the siege at Hayat Hotel in the national capital, Mogadishu, after a 30-hour battle is a successful operation with 30 dead, but it does not end the challenge posed by the Al-Shabaab militia, which is competing with Daesh in Iraq and Syria and with Al Qaeda in general, for influence and