(S (S (BASENP (DT The) (JJ Somali) (NN government)) (VP (VBZ has) (VP (VBN started) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VP (VP (VB lose) (BASENP (NN ground))) (PP (IN against) (BASENP (NNP Al-Shabaab)))) (PP (IN in) (BASENP (DT the) (JJ past) (JJ few) (NNS weeks))))))))) (PERIOD .))