New U.S. Secretary of Defense initiated a diplomatic gambit to negotiate with Al-Shabaab

[Deeq A.]

Mogadishu (HOL) - Christopher C. Miller, the new U.S. acting secretary of defense, spearheaded a controversial plan last month to "buy off" nearly a dozen Al-Shabaab leaders, according to the New York Times. The diplomatic gambit was aborted after it came to the attention of U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo who dismissed the idea.

Source: Hiiraan Online