Al-Shabaab threat in Somalia persists under new emir
The death of al-Shabaab's leader will be only moderately disruptive, given the group's decentralised structure
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- New emir
- Al-Shabaab impact
- Near term
- Medium term
- Reconciliation?
- SFG boon?
- Political imperative
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_350.jpg "Members of Somalia's Al-Shabaab militant group parade during a demonstration (Reuters/Feisal Omar)")