that is a lie I ask if there is anyone who can fight with god. These Al-Shabaab brothers are fighting for religion

I think FOZIA WHO WAS APPOINTED AS THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER OF SOMALILAND WHO IS ALSO THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER OF SOMALIA CAN BRING CHANGES TO SOMALILAND BOTH IN TERMS OF IN TERMS OF IDEOLOGY AND KNOW HOW.

let burry al shabab forever

Al-shabaab should turn up their arms and help rebuild Somalia. A peaceful Somalia is good for every one. The government should treat those who are surrendering kindly and help them rebuild their lives. This is the only way Somalia can be rebuilt to become a peaceful Nation in the horn of Africa.

al shabaab is a bunch of stupid young folks.

If I talk about its objectives I think it is a deception to deceive the disbelievers.

These defectors should never ever be trusted at any moment of time, they surrender simply because they have discovered that they were waging a lost war so in case they get a chance to mutiny, they will certainly do so

I think Al-Shabaab has nothing in hand so far because they suffered a setback in terms of military and economy after their ouster in Mogadishu, Kismayo and Baladweyn where they used to get their income and they have now resorted to suicide bombings. I would like to tell them to participate in peace building, become part of the people and stop the massacre.

Al-Shabaab has to be eliminated from the country and denied the opportunity to come together again. That is the time when the Somalis can come together to discuss their future and engage in talks.

The government should rehab/brain wash them at least for an year so they would be true to the government! May Allah grant peace up on everyone!!!

The Somali Government and Amisom should first hold to the fighters, scrutnize and train them properly and remove those elements who still have the Al Shabaab mind in them.

for real its a lost war for the AL-SHABAB,,,!!!

I do not understand the hurry for to integrate the defectors in the central system. Their defection could be another tactic employed to gather information. I propose that they should be charged with other where they can be monitored easily especially in their respective villages.

Tread carefully. Empower the youth. Build a nation

al-shaabab should not be given time and peaceful enviroment for them to regroup.

We have to counter anything that will cause damage. We cannot trust them because we don’t know of their intention brothers. It is essential for me to be defended okkkkkkkkkkk.

these guys should not be trusted

I would like to tell those who defected from Al-Shabaab to ask for forgiveness from God and we are happy about you.

In my opinion Somalia is an Islamic country and so Somalis should not interfered with. Let them organize their own laws as they wish. I believe that if you didn’t fight Al-Shabaab there wouldn’t be war among them. I know that this is a plot by Christians to remove Islam but Insha’Allah they will not succeed. Al-Shabaab fight till the very end God will repay you and those who surrendered, God will repay them.

We pray that the people of Somalia should have and enjoy peace and in the process develop their country. The Al Shaabab should join the rest of the population in this course. I wish them well

the surrender is welcomed however extreme caution should be taken because their is likely hood that the al-shabaab is changing tactics so that they regroup and take Somalia back to the mess it has been.in fact i suggest that they should never serve as soldiers rather in different capacity remember their loyalty is questionable and the coaletal damage to Somali people and the region peace and security is enormous so the government should start an integration and disarmament process and see how this former fighters can be integrated back to community and they must ask the somali people for forgiveness and rennouce their former accomplises

they should not be intergrated to the forces.they should be rehabilatated and watched kinly.may be they are using tricks.

SURELY, IN MY OPINION IT IS DIFFICULT TO TRUST A PERSON FROM AL-SHABAAB BECAUSE YOU CANNOT KNOW THE ONE WHO WANTS TO KILL HIMSELF AND WHO SEES HIMSELF AS BEING ON THE RIGHT TRACK AND THE ONE WHO IS HONEST IN HIS SURRENDER. I ADVICE YOU TO INVESTIGATE ALL OF THEM AS LONG AS SUICIDE BOMBERS EXISTS AND SHOULD BE MADE TO MEET CERTAIN CONDITIONS SUCH AS COMING WITH THEIR FAMILIES OR ELDERS WHO KNOW THEM AND WHO CAN BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE THEY MAY CAUSE LATER SO THAT THEY CAN BE TRUSTED. I THINK IT IS GOOD THE NATIONAL SECURITY GROUP OF SOMALIA TO BE CONSTITUTED TO INVESTIGATE EVERY SUSPECT.BY ABDIRIZAK SAYUUN

If I express my opinion from here, I am very sad about the interference of foreign countries in certain parts of Somalia when we have built our own legal system of administration in Somalia. I would like to tell the Somalis to protect themselves from the foreign countries fighting them and every Somali person should prepare for a war to defend his country. We were once among the top African powerful nations in Africa when our population was smaller than we are now. Therefore everyone should try to defend his country. Peace on you brothers.

It is right for them to give extra caution.

These defectors may be guenuine or may not. Alot of care should be taken to keep them off inner secrets of the security plans.

keep on surrerndering

Peace on you. I think those who defected from Al-Shabaab are sincere. They were rightly guided by God to defect from Al-Shabaab and our country will receive God’s help which will come in the form of bounties and prosperity soon.

THAT IS JUST A LIE AND HYPOCRISY BUT INSHA’ALLAH GOD WILL PAY YOU. CONTINUE TO TAKE HEART

Al shabaab defectors should be used for intelligence purposes only but not integrated into the national army. That would work against government in the long run

It is really something we praise God for, if the southerners meet in Mogadishu to participate in the election. It is really a good thing. It is success. We need to continue from there to decide for ourselves and to unite. The international community should help the president to fulfill his objectives. If I talk about Al-Shabaab I would like to say everything that has a beginning must come to end and their time is over. Let’s finish the few of them remaining by the people helping the government they elected.

let them swallow their pride, join the somali forces and rebuild their country afresh. Somalis and the entire people in the region are tired of senseless war and killings of the innocent people.

The youth who defected from Al-Shabaab should be dealt with cautiously because their real motive of defection cannot be known. It cannot be known whether their defection is sincere or not. I feel they should not be recruited into the military of Somalia immediately. They should be rehabilitated and given further training to impart them with humane aspects so that they can forget the inhumane situation into which they were before their defection whether they were forced into it or they indulged themselves into it on their own. May God lead us to the straight path.

Somalia is for Somalians, they should join their hands with KDF and AMISOM. Soon Somalia will be like a reborn Nation. PEACE AND LOVE TO SOMALIANS

That is true. Add to the news the defection of tens of thousands of Al-Shabaab and thereafter dream this as being true. There you are AFRICOM.

In my opinion, the invasion of Kismayo town with the intention to loot oil and other mineral resources without the permission of the Somali government amounts to violation of the international law. Foreign interference in the affairs of Somalia should be stopped, if she has decided to restore peace on her own.

This is pretty good to hear their defection. Note that they have just defected but as someone has commented, no one knows their intention. So the geverment of somalia should welcome them but they be rehabilitated for some time and be interogated for some good time. Maybe they are up for something you never know.

God be with Somalia and help them to Live like brothers and sister forever.

i think this defection should be treated with caution. may be; 1. they are defecting in large numbers with expectations that amisom will pave way and unite them with somali forces. 2. later when the amisom has completed their mission, they will start forming splinter groups where terrorist will join them. 3. the terrorist might be their preference coz they will be looking for arms which the terrorist will provide in exchange of hide out. it also time disarm these defectors and form a speculation unit to check on those who were betraying them (the civilians who assisted the raid). am afraid they might start killing them within the peace zones or camps secretely.

These men called Al-Shabaab are very difficult men. They are the men required to become the military of Somalia but they have fallen into a wrong trap which they call Jihad but has no basis at all.

If the editorial is true then it is good. Thank you.

It is not true, government is using the media to win the support of the somalis who are staying in alshabaab strong holds

no war is worth fighting if it seeks to destroy its own sociey , kill its own people , so what is the essence of living if you cant enjoy peace? . see your children play and go to school?

The almighty God loves the people of Somalia. Soon n very soon Somalia will be an island of peace. KDF and AMISOM isay to you BRAVO n my the God of israel see n protect u.

The government should not deal swiftly with those men who defected from Al-Shabaab because their motive is not known and no one knows if their defection from Al-Shabaab is genuine or they are spies. They government is now expected to investigate these defectors. They should also be prepared for training and rehabilitation program to reform and shun them from causing problems.

Most of al-Shabab members are scared of getting killed otherwise they would have defected earlier.