Hi Abraham, thankyou for asking a reasonable question based on previous evidence. Thread (1/n) https://twitter.com/AbrahamMahamed/status/1246300739779117056">https://twitter.com/AbrahamMa...
On page 2, I say "It is generally
valid as of the end of 2016, although information is specifically dated where possible."
I& #39;ve had the chance to observe and research SNA changes since late 2017 ish (3/n)..
*ignoring, marginalizing, and refusing to negotiate about use of FMS Daraawiish in line with April 2017 NSA..

So, in conclusion, this listing is a little untidy, but there& #39;s been no real reform. Happy to hear disagreements based *on evidence*, however (10/10)..
So since that point what changes have we seen?
(a) No implementation of National Security Architecture of 16-17 April 2017 (actually not a change)
(b) re-jigging the division boundaries to match the FMS boundaries, about November 2017
(c) FGS under Faamajo orders SNA.. (4/n)
..SNA brigade out of Mogadishu (Brigades 2, 3)
(d) String of special units formed from Police, NISA, SNA to secure Mogadishu.. People& #39;s Defence Force etc
(c) creation of 14 October Battalion, later 14 October Bde
(d) continued constant turnover of SNA senior officers
(5/n)
..4 Chiefs of Defence Force in two years of Faarmajo; 10 division command changes across the five divisions in about 18 months;
*mid-2019 mutiny over what was described as biometric registration, actually seemed to be lack of pay
*one real reform: several battalions formed (6/n)
..several battalions built up and deployed for Badbaado for Lower Shabelle, but then the offensive was practically abandoned until very recently. No effective civ-gov arrangements made.
*About 5 battalions raised for Badbaado, then.. nothing happened
*Neither the Leego Dist.(7/n)
*neither the Leego District nor Baidoa MSR priorities from the Transition Plan made any progress on..
*Creation of new parallel forces Turkish Gorgor and (also Police) Haram& #39;aad, being used to strong-arm electoral processes in Galmadug, Baidoa, and lean on Gedo (with ENDF)
*enormous amounts of noise about biometric registration, but UN SEMG and anecdotal reporting shows that this 5th or 6th attempt at biometric registration failed because numbers don& #39;t add up, and ppl are being recruited based on clan
*continually highly personalised from the (8/n)
..continually highly personalised President/PM control over units, reaching down via phone skipping multiple layers of chain of command. Eg. Federal forces sent to Gedo were a hodge-podge of SNA, Haram& #39;aad, Gorgor etc under a senior *NISA* officer
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