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Al-Shabaab continues to pose a threat to the country's security and entire East Africa as the group raids Kenya, Ethiopia, and Uganda.

This situation shows a terrorist cordon in the midst of a highly troubled environment that witnesses security turmoil, instability, civil wars and armed tribal conflicts.

In this connection, the Panel reported that this standard operating procedure has not yet been activated due to a lack of resources.

Ra'iisul Wasaare Xamza oo goobta ka hadlay ayaa sheegay in Wasaaradda Arrimaha Gudaha ay udub-dhexaad u tahay dowladnimada dalka.

Apart from his Foreign minister, President Muhamud's delegation also includes the ministers of Defence, Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur, and Commerce, Jibril Abdirasid Hagi Abdi.

Uganda was the first African country to dispatch troops to Somalia in early 2007 to take part UN-mandated AU mission to support the government in the fight against Al-Shabaab.

An explosion took place in the area known as Tododa Geed opposite the Noor Doob Hotel, which is close to the presidential palace of HirShabelle state which is protected by AU forces.

The 26-minister cabinet was appointed by Hamza Abdi Barre, 48, last week following more than a month of consultations with stakeholders. Most of the cabinet members and Federal lawmakers.

Jeneraallo Itoobiyaan ah ayaa maalmihii lasoo dhaafay booqanayay HirShabeelle, Koonfur Galbeed, Jubbaland iyo Somaliland oo ku yaalla xadka Itoobiya.

The latest news reaching the KON desk from the area indicates that the Kenyan defense forces [KDF] are conducting operations to flush out Al-Shabaab from their base's nearby villages.

Ethiopia said on Friday that it had killed three Al-Shabaab officials, including Fu'ad Shongole and the group's military spokesman, Abdulaziz Abu Musab.

Al-Zawahiri took the leadership of Al-Qaeda after the killing of Osama bin Laden, the founder of the global terrorist network on 2nd May 2011 in Pakistan by the US Navy SEAL unit.