A preliminary agreement has been reached for all militias and troops to vacate the city and return to their bases.

I thought the Turks did everything in Mogadishu port, Bosaso is being held hostage, and why now?

MMA, The so-called opposition are now demanding the firing of the SNA leadership. This is more than an election. Tallaabo, The opposition could have easily talked to the SNA leadership and not undermine it by asking their fellow tribesmen to vacate their posts. The "badbaado qaran' militias are now setting isbaaro cuz the men who called up on them won't pay them and the army They deserted can't trust them. The militia is led by Indhacade.

Tallaabo, What constitutes a dictatorship? Someone who extend terms, locks up journalists, jails opposition candidates?

Maakhiri, Here's Ceel-Daahir

Talk about wasted water. We lack imagination and allowed ourselves to be led by cruel crooks. Djibouti is underwater as well. People were literally dying of thirst in Gedo, Bay, and Bakool. Go anywhere in the Somali peninsula, we are either dying of thirst or drowning in water.

Danab and Gorgor have been disciplined. No units from the two abandoned their bases or vocally sided with any group or person. Elements within Haramcad Police Units did defect. There's a Duufan, these are new units and mostly derived from Bay, Bakool, SSC, Galmudug, and Gedo. They remained loyal. As a pre-condition, the opposition now wants the PM and SNA to reincorporate the defectors. It is worth noting the majority of the fighters on the opposition side are clan militias that were incorporated into the fledging SNA.

A small group of Haramcad defected today. Warlords are becoming emboldened again. The reality is the 'opposition is only interested in stopping Farmajo's candidacy. Even if Farmajo was to go, they have no plan. What's Tarzan said. They will turn each other.

Shirwac, I think you are right. The whole thing was to make sure Farmajo does not run again, though I have to say he didn't help the situation. If there is a silver lining, future leaders will have a hard time extending their mandates without an election. An attack on Rooble will split the opposition, not that they were going to agree on anything.

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At this point, they have to or they will be shooting themselves on the foot.