Defense Minister Declares the Country Has ‘Only Two Parties’: The Federal Government (JCP) and Al-Shabaab
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Defense Minister Declares the Country Has ‘Only Two Parties’: The Federal Government (JCP) and Al-Shabaab
Mogadishu (WDN) – A stunning statement by Somalia’s Minister of Defense, Ahmed Moallim Fiqi, has sent shockwaves through the country’s political establishment after he publicly declared that Somalia…
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Mogadishu (WDN) – A stunning statement by Somalia’s Minister of Defense, Ahmed Moallim Fiqi, has sent shockwaves through the country’s political establishment after he publicly declared that Somalia effectively has “only two parties”—the Federal Government of Somalia (JCP) and Al-Shabaab, the militant group designated as a terrorist organization by Somalia, the United Natio
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- Al-Shabaab is designated as a terrorist organization by Somalia, the United Nations, the United States, and the European Union. (reported by Radio Dalsan, Wardheer News)
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Radio Dalsan
Somalia's Defense Minister is Ahmed Moalim Fiqi.
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Somalia has only two political parties: the Federal Government and Al-Shabaab.
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Radio Dalsan and Wardheer News independently report the same central fact — Al-Shabaab is designated as a terrorist organization by Somalia, the United Nations, the United States, and the European Union. — making it the most reliable part of this coverage.
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It Is Al-Shabaab or JSP, Says Fiqi
- Somalia's defense minister, Ahmed Moalim Fiqi, says only Al-Shabab and the ruling JSP compete for Somalia; other factions "just breed," as opposition condemns remarks. The post It Is Al-Shabaab or JSP, Says Fiqi first appeared on Radio Dalsan .
Defense Minister Declares the Country Has ‘Only Two Parties’: The Federal Government (JCP) and Al-Shabaab
- Mogadishu (WDN) – A stunning statement by Somalia’s Minister of Defense, Ahmed Moallim Fiqi, has sent shockwaves through the country’s political establishment after he publicly declared that Somalia effectively has “only two parties”—the Federal Government…
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It Is Al-Shabaab or JSP, Says Fiqi
Somalia's defense minister, Ahmed Moalim Fiqi, says only Al-Shabab and the ruling JSP compete for Somalia; other factions "just breed," as opposition…
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