British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson responded that "this is not the time to lift the arms embargo" and that the priority should be on helping Somalia's military work together with regional forces that already exist across the long-fragmented nation.
Good. The regional states under the AMISOM banner will fight Al-Shabab and secure Somalia in the meantime until Somalia is mature enough to handle importing arms without diverting it to Al-Shabab or clan militias.
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