Since President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud took office in 2022, Somalia has intensified efforts to defeat Al‑Shabaab through a coordinated three‑pronged strategy targeting military, financial, and ideological fronts. Militarily, the Somali National Army (SNA), supported by ATMIS forces and local clan militias, has reclaimed key Al‑Shabaab strongholds such as those in Hirshabelle. Financially, the government is working to cut off funding sources by tracking financiers, sympathisers, and supporters. The third pillar of the campaign focuses on the ideological battle against extremism. The government has engaged Somali religious leaders and scholars from across the country and diaspora to counter Al‑Shabaab’s distorted interpretation of Islam. Recently, the Federal Government hosted a conference to establish a Somali Scholars Council aimed at uniting clerics in rejecting the extremist “Khawarij” ideology.