Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09STATE41066
2009-04-23 21:05:00
SECRET//NOFORN
Secretary of State
Cable title:
(S) SOMALIA: RFI ON JOINT SECURITY FORCES AND
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S E C R E T STATE 041066
NOFORN
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/23/2034
TAGS: PINR PINS SO
SUBJECT: (S) SOMALIA: RFI ON JOINT SECURITY FORCES AND
AL-SHABAAB (C-AL9-00798)
Classified By: SUZANNE MCCORMICK, DIR., INR/OPS. REASON: 1.4(C).
S E C R E T STATE 041066
NOFORN
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/23/2034
TAGS: PINR PINS SO
SUBJECT: (S) SOMALIA: RFI ON JOINT SECURITY FORCES AND
AL-SHABAAB (C-AL9-00798)
Classified By: SUZANNE MCCORMICK, DIR., INR/OPS. REASON: 1.4(C).
1. (S/NF) POLICYMAKERS ARE INTERESTED IN THE STRUCTURAL AND
FINANCIAL IMPEDIMENTS TO PEACE AND STABILITY UNDER THE NEW
TRANSITIONAL FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. CONSEQUENTLY, WASHINGTON
ANALYSTS WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE ANY INFORMATION, AS TIME
AND RESOURCES ALLOW, REGARDING THE SOURCE OF FUNDING AND
METHODS USED TO PAY MEMBERS OF THE JOINT SECURITY FORCES, THE
RAMIFICATIONS OF THESE PAYMENTS, CHARACTERISTICS OF
AL-SHABAAB-RELATED ENTITIES SUCH AS THE CLAN MAKEUP OF
MILITIAS, AND AL-SHABAAB'S RECRUITING EFFORTS AND ITS
COMMUNICATION CHANNELS.
A. (U) JOINT SECURITY FORCES
1) (S) WHAT FINANCIAL MECHANISMS ARE IN PLACE TO FACILITATE
PAYMENT OF THE JOINT SECURITY FORCES, WHAT IS THE SYSTEM'S
STRUCTURE AND SOURCE OF FINANCING, AND WHAT PERSON OR ENTITY
CONTROLS THE MONEY?
2) (S) ARE THE JOINT SECURITY FORCES PAID ON A CONSISTENT
OR AD HOC BASIS? ARE SOME UNITS PAID WHILE OTHERS ARE NOT?
3) (S) WHAT MECHANISMS DID PREVIOUS REGIMES USE TO PAY THE
JOINT SECURITY FORCES?
4) (S) DO THE JOINT SECURITY FORCES HAVE A HISTORY OF NOT
FIGHTING WHEN NOT RECEIVING PAY?
B. (U) AL-SHABAAB
1) (S) WHICH LOCAL CLAN MILITIAS FIGHT WITH AL-SHABAAB OR
UNDER THE AL-SHABAAB BANNER, WHERE IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
SOMALIA ARE THEY LOCATED, AND WHAT ARE THEIR ORGANIZATIONAL
CAPACITY, ARMED ACTIONS, AND FIGHTER CAPABILITY? ARE THERE
POPULAR DENUNCIATIONS OF ARMED ACTIONS?
2) (S) DO CLAN MILITIAS WORKING WITH AL-SHABAAB PROVIDE
CRITICAL SERVICES SUCH AS HEALTHCARE OR EDUCATION TO THE
LOCAL POPULACE?
3) (S) WHAT IS THE MORALE OF THE CLAN MILITIAS WORKING WITH
AL-SHABAAB ?
4) (S) HOW DOES AL-SHABAAB RECRUIT AND PAY LOCAL CLAN
MILITIA, AND WHAT INDICATIONS EXIST OF A SYSTEMATIC MEANS FOR
RECRUITING AND INDOCTRINATING SUPPORTERS?
5) (S) WHAT INDICATIONS EXIST OF DEFECTIONS OR INFIGHTING
WITHIN SHABAAB LEADERSHIP?
6) (S) IS THERE A MILITANT BUREAUCRACY COMPRISED OF
ELEMENTS TASKED WITH FUNCTIONS SUCH AS LOGISTICS,
INTELLIGENCE, OR RECRUITING? DOES AL-SHABAAB HAVE A MEDIA OR
EXTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS ELEMENT?
2. (U) PLEASE CITE C-AL9-00798 IN THE SUBJECT LINE OF
REPORTING IN RESPONSE TO THE ABOVE QUESTIONS.
CLINTON
NOFORN
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/23/2034
TAGS: PINR PINS SO
SUBJECT: (S) SOMALIA: RFI ON JOINT SECURITY FORCES AND
AL-SHABAAB (C-AL9-00798)
Classified By: SUZANNE MCCORMICK, DIR., INR/OPS. REASON: 1.4(C).
1. (S/NF) POLICYMAKERS ARE INTERESTED IN THE STRUCTURAL AND
FINANCIAL IMPEDIMENTS TO PEACE AND STABILITY UNDER THE NEW
TRANSITIONAL FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. CONSEQUENTLY, WASHINGTON
ANALYSTS WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE ANY INFORMATION, AS TIME
AND RESOURCES ALLOW, REGARDING THE SOURCE OF FUNDING AND
METHODS USED TO PAY MEMBERS OF THE JOINT SECURITY FORCES, THE
RAMIFICATIONS OF THESE PAYMENTS, CHARACTERISTICS OF
AL-SHABAAB-RELATED ENTITIES SUCH AS THE CLAN MAKEUP OF
MILITIAS, AND AL-SHABAAB'S RECRUITING EFFORTS AND ITS
COMMUNICATION CHANNELS.
A. (U) JOINT SECURITY FORCES
1) (S) WHAT FINANCIAL MECHANISMS ARE IN PLACE TO FACILITATE
PAYMENT OF THE JOINT SECURITY FORCES, WHAT IS THE SYSTEM'S
STRUCTURE AND SOURCE OF FINANCING, AND WHAT PERSON OR ENTITY
CONTROLS THE MONEY?
2) (S) ARE THE JOINT SECURITY FORCES PAID ON A CONSISTENT
OR AD HOC BASIS? ARE SOME UNITS PAID WHILE OTHERS ARE NOT?
3) (S) WHAT MECHANISMS DID PREVIOUS REGIMES USE TO PAY THE
JOINT SECURITY FORCES?
4) (S) DO THE JOINT SECURITY FORCES HAVE A HISTORY OF NOT
FIGHTING WHEN NOT RECEIVING PAY?
B. (U) AL-SHABAAB
1) (S) WHICH LOCAL CLAN MILITIAS FIGHT WITH AL-SHABAAB OR
UNDER THE AL-SHABAAB BANNER, WHERE IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
SOMALIA ARE THEY LOCATED, AND WHAT ARE THEIR ORGANIZATIONAL
CAPACITY, ARMED ACTIONS, AND FIGHTER CAPABILITY? ARE THERE
POPULAR DENUNCIATIONS OF ARMED ACTIONS?
2) (S) DO CLAN MILITIAS WORKING WITH AL-SHABAAB PROVIDE
CRITICAL SERVICES SUCH AS HEALTHCARE OR EDUCATION TO THE
LOCAL POPULACE?
3) (S) WHAT IS THE MORALE OF THE CLAN MILITIAS WORKING WITH
AL-SHABAAB ?
4) (S) HOW DOES AL-SHABAAB RECRUIT AND PAY LOCAL CLAN
MILITIA, AND WHAT INDICATIONS EXIST OF A SYSTEMATIC MEANS FOR
RECRUITING AND INDOCTRINATING SUPPORTERS?
5) (S) WHAT INDICATIONS EXIST OF DEFECTIONS OR INFIGHTING
WITHIN SHABAAB LEADERSHIP?
6) (S) IS THERE A MILITANT BUREAUCRACY COMPRISED OF
ELEMENTS TASKED WITH FUNCTIONS SUCH AS LOGISTICS,
INTELLIGENCE, OR RECRUITING? DOES AL-SHABAAB HAVE A MEDIA OR
EXTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS ELEMENT?
2. (U) PLEASE CITE C-AL9-00798 IN THE SUBJECT LINE OF
REPORTING IN RESPONSE TO THE ABOVE QUESTIONS.
CLINTON