Somalia President pledges a full scale operation against Alshabab

Somalia president said he is determined to weaken Al-Shabaab and liberate it from the country. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud appealed to the public to prepare for an “all-out” war against the group.

In a televised speech last night, Hassan Sheikh told citizens to have no doubt that “Somalia will defeat the fighters that are a threat to the country, people and the region and his government, army and people will never surrender until we have a Somalia that is free from Alshabab.

President Hassan Sheikh addressing the nation days after Alshabab attacked Hayat Hotel in Mogadishu that left the death of 21 people said Al-Shabaab is like a deadly snake in your clothes, there is no solution other than to kill it before it kills you.

The group has carried out several attacks in the mainly Muslim country since his election. Last month it also mounted an incursion into neighboring Ethiopia and raided a military base on the border.