What is Wrong with Damul Jadiid? Why Are They Hellbent on Burning Somalia to the Ground?

Everywhere you turn in Somalia today, there is a trail of destruction, division, and disorder—and one ideological cabal sits at the center of it all: Damul Jadiid, the radical political faction operating from Mogadishu, once disguised as religious reformers and now fully exposed as power-hungry saboteurs of national unity.

From Gedo to Sool, from Beledweyne to Beled Xaawo violence and political strife seem to follow them like a curse. This is no coincidence—it’s a blueprint. A deliberate attempt to break the back of Somalia’s fragile federation and to install a centralized theocratic elite that answers to foreign funders rather than the Somali people.

A Movement That Thrives on Chaos

Damul Jadiid’s tactics are dangerously clear:

Fuel clan rivalries to weaken unity.

Undermine federal states by bribing local actors or sponsoring armed militias.

Create friction with any region that dares to assert autonomy, especially Puntland and Jubaland.

Weaponize religion to silence dissent and intellectual opposition.

They do not govern—they manipulate. They do not build—they burn bridges. They have infiltrated every corner of the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS), using state resources to fan the flames of civil strife.

Who the Hell is Funding This Madness?

Let’s ask the hard questions:

Who benefits from a Somalia in flames?

Who keeps Damul Jadiid afloat with finances, platforms, and propaganda?

Why do their leaders always survive the chaos they unleash, comfortably nestled in Mogadishu villas while innocent Somalis die in the crossfire?

Many fingers point toward external religious networks, foreign intelligence agencies, and regional actors who prefer a divided Somalia over a strong and united one.

Where Will Damul Jadiid Run When Somalia Burns?

They must be asked: Where the hell will you go when this country collapses under the weight of your reckless ambitions?

To Qatar? Turkey? Or the United Arab Emirates? Or will you hide behind your mosques while Somalia turns into another failed theocracy?

History is ruthless. Those who tear nations apart in pursuit of short-term power eventually become victims of the very fire they light.

Somalis Must Wake Up Now

We cannot allow this rogue faction to destroy what little progress we’ve made as a nation. The Somali people—north, south, central, and in the diaspora—must rise above sectarian politics, reject this cancerous ideology, and defend the constitutional federalism that offers all Somalis a place in the future.

Enough is enough.

Damul Jadiid must be exposed, rejected, and held accountable. Not tomorrow—now.