Somali plan postponed; support low
Posted: February 8, 2010 at 3:11 a.m.
Top Somali officials are threatening to begin a military offensive against Islamist insurgents, but critics — some of them demoralized soldiers — say a lack of equipment, funds and training put any ultimate success into doubt.
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