Taliban now coming to a guerilla war theatre near you

Their ascendancy to power plus the end of illegitimate governments, of unholy and unwilling coalitions of misfits and pushers of clan politics, will produce the best incentives for total liquidation of armed Islamism in Somalia.

Years ago a friend from Hamarwein told me, “These guys can fight for years — then again, they can come together and sort themselves out in one sitting.” This too, may yet come to pass.