Mitigating the Risks Associated with the Somalia Federal Government's use of Local Defence Forces in the Fight Against Al Shabab

<p dir="ltr">This rapid evidence review explores the Federal Government of Somalia’s (FGS) use of Local Defence Forces (LDF) in the fight against the Al Shabab (AS) insurgent group with a focus on risk mitigation. This study looks in detail at three such cases. In doing so it considers the relationship between a number of security actors.</p>