Wewe unadhani Alshabaab, ni conventional army, ama militia, this are not people waiting for you to fight?? This are gorilla fighters, whom, you can give food today, and when leaving his door, shoots you from the back, there is a delicate balance in knowing who are the Alshabaab and who are the Somali civilians, if you kill civilians that is a crime and the community will all turn against you, so a lot of caution has to be exercised in trying to remove the group!!
Case study,
How long has it taken USA to fight Talibans in Afghanistan??
How long has it taken, the whole world, including the three superpowers Russia, China and America to remove ISIS in Syria???
These are wars that you don't know the enemy, Halo wars!!
2006 Israel–Hezbollah War, others call it the July war, took 34 days only, Israil a super power lost to Hezbollah because, Hezbollah, employed both conventional and Gorilla warfare, Israil did not surrender because, they were beaten by Hezbollah, but Hezbollah was targeting civilian towns, way deep into Israil, like in Haifa, up to Jerusalem, due to the civilian deaths, Israil gave up on war. This shows you that not all wars are the same, wars are very different in nature.
In Battle of Mogadishu, by the US Navy Seals, Alshabaab killed over 200 Seals, it is not that the Alshaabab were superior, but it was a gorilla war in which the enemy is not known and can strike from anywhere.
I know you bongolala's don't know this things about war so i will forgive you for displaying your usual ignorance to the public!
In any case, I wonder who told you that Alshabaab has defeated Kenya, lol, why do you always make us to think something is wrong with your upstairs?? It is not us, but you who as much as we try to avoid it, you say things that makes us wonder on which planet you are from? And why are you so ignorant if i can use that as a better word, come on majirani!! Wake up, learn things, be smart, think broader and avoid as much as you may be stupid not to display it to the world.
Do you know that SLD militia was neutralized in a week?? Because that was conventional war. (Look for the meaning of Conventional war).