Somalia Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke addresses attendees during the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. Headquarters in New York, October 1, 2015. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Somalia must bolster its police presence in towns retaken from the al Shabaab militant group in order to free its overstretched military to focus on offensive action, the prime minister said in an interview on Friday.
Omar Sharmarke said the plan reflects a new phase in Somalia's fight against al Shabaab, which continues to launch regular assaults against Somali security forces despite losing large swaths of territory.
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