From farmers to fighters – how a new Somali militia has risen against al Shabaab

In the latest of a 16-year effort to eradicate the al Qaeda-linked terror group al Shabaab, a new militia of farmers become the first line of defence in the battle for Somalia’s stability.
Deep in the Buloburde bush in the Hiiraan region of central Somalia, there’s a ragtag regiment gathering around a missile launcher.