Foreign plot reportedly seeks to sow security panic in Somalia, according to Caasimada
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Caasimada Online
According to intelligence obtained by Caasimada Online, a campaign orchestrated from abroad is seeking to make people believe that Al-Shabaab is about to overrun Somalia. The plan was reportedly settled at meetings in Kenya and the United Arab Emirates with former Somali leaders, allegations the outlet attributes to intelligence sources.
A destabilisation campaign orchestrated from abroad is seeking to spread fear in Somalia that Al-Shabaab, a militant group linked to Al-Qaeda, is about to take over the country, according to intelligence obtained by Caasimada Online. It would aim to portray the federal administration as on the brink of collapse. These claims have not been independently verified.
According to the intelligence sources cited by the outlet, the plan was reportedly finalised at strategy meetings in Kenya and the United Arab Emirates. Those said to have taken part include a former president, a former prime minister, federal members of parliament and the leaders of two federal member states. The concept reportedly came from operatives linked to Mossad, Israel’s external intelligence service, and its execution would be entrusted to Emirati agents.
Caasimada Online describes three phases. The first is a political offensive: press conferences, joint statements and opposition rallies to create an impression of institutional paralysis. The second would involve provoking localised security unrest, mainly in South West State and Hirshabelle. The third, considered the most controversial, would involve clandestine contacts with Al-Shabaab fighters. The report cites as evidence coordination deemed suspicious during recent clashes in South West State.
The outlet places this plan in the context of Mogadishu’s resistance to Israeli ambitions in Somaliland, a separatist region, and its hostility to interference by Abu Dhabi. On 11 October, Minister Fiqi had already accused the opposition of a foiled plot.
