Brutal Terror Group Seeks Power in Somalia
Al Qaeda-Linked Group Employs Brutal Tactics to Gain Power
Somalia is "A Forgotten Conflict"
Aidan Hartley a journalist and documentary filmmaker who's been covering Somalia for more than 20 years told ABC News that he believes the world ignores Somalia and Al-Shabaab at its own peril. "Look at Afghanistan, which for many years was like Somalia: a forgotten conflict…there didn't seem to be anything the West could do to help. They provided humanitarian relief, as they are doing in Somalia today, but they didn't come up with solutions or anything with the urgency that was required," said Hartley "Al Qaeda took hold, the country had to be invaded by Western troops. Now you have a protracted and very difficult conflict to resolve."
"The West and the international community would be well warned to look at the Somali situation and try to urgently come up with solutions."
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