The terrorist group, Al-Shabaab, has actively terrorized East Africa, as well as Somalia, since 2006. In the group's infancy, Al-Shabaab seized most cities, including the capital city of Mogadishu, and led the population with an iron hand. The African Union and international community intervened and established a legitimate government to save the population from the radicalism entwined in Somalia and in the region. Mogadishu hosts more than 20,000 African Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) soldiers and others from numerous western countries that are engaged in helping the Transitional Federal Government eliminate Al-Shabaab and its ideology in Somalia. The radical Islamist group remains agile in Somalia largely because of state failure, socio-economic factors, and the unique methods Al-Shabaab employees in the country. More international community engagement is required to solve the Somali problem, which has endured for almost two decades. Successful elimination of Al-Shabaab from Somalia will save the next generation from the group's evil ideology and reign of terror.

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