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.
Wardheer News
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
- Fiqi dismissed other political groups, saying they are 'just bread' and not worth taking seriously.
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 Moallim Fiqi, stated that only Al-Shabaab and the ruling Justi…
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Defense Minister Declares the Country Has ‘Only Two Parties’: The Federal Government (JCP) and Al-Shabaab
Defense Minister Declares the Country Has ‘Only Two Parties’: The Federal Government (JCP) and…
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