A Unified Response to the Al Shabaab Threat in Somalia – FPS Quarterly Brief. April, 2025— The FPS Roundtable

A Unified Response to the Al Shabaab Threat in Somalia – FPS Quarterly Brief. April, 2025— The FPS Roundtable

Executive Summary Al Shabaab’s resurgence in Somalia, marked by recent attacks in Galmudug and Southwest Federal Member States, as well as the failed assassination attempt on President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on March 18, 2025, underscores the urgent need for a coordinated, all-encompassing national response. The group’s strategy is, among other things, to exploit political uncertainties during Somalia’s electoral transition, which…