Avoiding Another Afghanistan: Could Al-Shabaab Seize Power in Somalia?
Hold Your Fire!24 Sep 2021

Avoiding Another Afghanistan: Could Al-Shabaab Seize Power in Somalia?

Many people in the Somali capital Mogadishu watched with apprehension as the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan. Could Somalia, struggling against its own Islamist insurgency -- Al—Shabaab -- face a similar fate? In this episode of Hold Your Fire! Richard Atwood and Naz Modirzadeh are joined by Omar Mahmood, Crisis Group’s Senior Analyst for Somalia, to discuss the resurgence of Al—Shabaab as political instability wracks the country and the withdrawal of African Union troops potentially looms. They discuss the state of the insurgency, the capability of Somali defence forces, the troubled relationship between the central government and Somalia’s regions, and the role of East African and other foreign powers. They also talk about whether there is any hope of a political settlement with Al—Shabaab.


For more information, explore Crisis Group’s analysis on our Somalia and Horn of Africa pages.


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