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The former leaders of Ahlu Sunna paramilitaries Sheikh Shakir and Mo’allim Mohamud retuned to Galmudug state last week to attend religious commemorations in Huurshe village, following the group’s defeat at the hands of the Somali Federal Government forces in 2020.
In March 2020, the Somali Federal Government forces captured several Ahlu Sunna strongholds including Dhuusomareeb, forcing the two leaders to capitulate to the government forces and disband their militias. Sheikh Shakir and Sheikh Mohamud agreed to not engage in politics during their stay in Galmudug.
Sources reported that the two Sheikhs had a plan to visit South Galkayo. Galmudug forces are fighting Al-shabaab militias in parts of Galmudug, “Sheikh Shakir and Sheikh Mohamud vowed not to organise militias or resort to any incendiary remarks against Galmudug or the Federal Government of Somalia” said, a journalist based in Mogadishu.
