At Least 70 Al Shabaab Defectors Granted Amnesty To Be Integrated Back In Society After Months Of Rehabilitation In Mogadishu, Somalia

A group of 70 former al Shabaab members were granted amnesty by the Somali government after undergoing over six months of rehabilitation at a militants Rehab center in Mogadishu. The program seeks to reintegrate former al-Shabab foot soldiers and low-risk individuals into society. He said defectors receive food, exercise, health checkups, education and vocational training....