Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia, Djibouti hold talks on joint anti-terrorism efforts

Al-Shabaab militants [Citizen TV Kenya/Facebook]
The defence ministers of Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti met in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, on Tuesday to discuss joint anti-terrorism measures, particularly against the Al-Shabaab terrorist group, Anadolu News Agency reports. Discussions focused on mitigating the terrorist threat to "regional security, in full cooperation with the Somali National Army, the African Union Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) and the non-ATMIS forces in Somalia", the Somali Information Ministry said in a statement. READ: Humanitarian operations in Somalia remain challenging: UN Somali Information Minister, Daud Aweis, said the meeting was "crucial" to boost regional anti-terrorism efforts. Somalia has been waging war on all fronts against Al-Shabaab and has decided to bring on board other countries which have an interest in stability in […]

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