Still, some analysts warn it is wrong to downplay the strides al-Shabab has made since being kicked out of its last urban stronghold, the port city of Kismayo, in 2012.
Si kastaba, qaar ka mid ah dadka taxliiliya arrimahan ayaa ka digay inay qalad tahay in la yareysto guulihii Al-Shabaab ay gaareysay tan iyo markii laga saaray magaaladii ugu dambeysay ee weyneyd oo ay haysteen ee Kismaayo, sanadii 2012.