Somalia new president declares country war zone, announces shakeup

‘Somalia’s new President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has declared the country a war zone, instructing the military to prepare a new offensive against al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab extremists.
The president wore a military uniform as he declared a “new offensive against terrorist groups” on Thursday. He gave militants a 60-day deadline to lay down their arms and surrender.
The president also replaced military and intelligence chiefs, the country’s police chief and Mogadishu’s mayor in an attempt to improve the worsening security situation in the long-chaotic Horn of Africa nation.
Mohamed Ahmed Jimale was named the new chief of defense forces of the Somali National Army while Abdullahi Mohamed Ali was appointed as the national intelligence agency chief. General Abdihakim Said was also appointed as police chief.’
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