The Shadow Intelligence War Between FGS and AS
Multiple Somali media sources reporting that a top Somali intelligence official linked to a Turkish-trained paramilitary armed intelligence unit – Dufaan (Storm) – has defected to Al-Shabaab.
The official, whose code-name is “Luqman”, was a Dufaan commander and reportedly made away with unit assets – laptops, communication gadgets and files.
The Somali intelligence agency, NISA, is said to be severely compromised, with Al-Shabaab now potentially having access to crucial intelligence data, such as names and addresses of informants working in sensitive AS-controlled areas.
NISA is scrambling to contain the crisis but it might be too late.
Luqman is believed to be in Al-Shabaab-controlled territory in the Middle Juba.
@SahanResearch analysts have received more info about the real name (withheld for now) of the commander and his clan affiliation.
Rashid Abdi
