Alshabaab terrorist network has been waging a coordinated broad daylight assassinations against Somali government officials. The terrorist group of Alshabaab has been rumored to have a free reign in Mogadishu to the point where some locals have stated that they run a shadow government.
The deteriorating security situation in the Somali capital of Mogadishu has caused an alarm among international community where some high ranking UN officials and others representing high profile donor countries have expressed deep concern about the Somali Government’s inability to bring stability to the capital of Somalia.