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After Somalia hotel siege, a vow to tackle al-Shabab ‘snake’

Parts of the destroyed Hayat Hotel are seen days after a deadly siege by al-Shabab extremists, in Mogadishu, Somalia Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. The siege was the longest such attack in the country's history taking more than 30 hours for security forces to subdue the extremists, with more than 20 people killed. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)

FILE - Security forces patrol at the scene, after gunmen stormed the Hayat Hotel in the capital Mogadishu, Somalia, on Aug, 20, 2022. The deadly siege was the longest such attack in the country's history taking more than 30 hours for security forces to subdue the extremists, with more than 20 people killed. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh, File)

People clear debris outside the destroyed Hayat Hotel, days after a deadly siege by al-Shabab extremists, in Mogadishu, Somalia Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. The siege was the longest such attack in the country's history taking more than 30 hours for security forces to subdue the extremists, with more than 20 people killed. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)

A man removes damaged furniture from the destroyed Hayat Hotel, days after a deadly siege by al-Shabab extremists, in Mogadishu, Somalia Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. The siege was the longest such attack in the country's history taking more than 30 hours for security forces to subdue the extremists, with more than 20 people killed. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)

FILE - Security forces patrol at the scene, after gunmen stormed the Hayat Hotel in the capital Mogadishu, Somalia on Aug. 21, 2022. The deadly siege was the longest such attack in the country's history taking more than 30 hours for security forces to subdue the extremists, with more than 20 people killed. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh, File)

A man walks amongst debris in the destroyed Hayat Hotel, days after a deadly siege by al-Shabab extremists, in Mogadishu, Somalia Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. The siege was the longest such attack in the country's history taking more than 30 hours for security forces to subdue the extremists, with more than 20 people killed. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)

Abdulkadir Mohamud Nur, the owner of the Hayat Hotel besieged by al-Shabab extremists last weekend, recounts what took place to The Associated Press, in Mogadishu, Somalia Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. The deadly siege was the longest such attack in the country's history taking more than 30 hours for security forces to subdue the extremists, with more than 20 people killed. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)

A man clears debris in the destroyed Hayat Hotel, days after a deadly siege by al-Shabab extremists, in Mogadishu, Somalia Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. The siege was the longest such attack in the country's history taking more than 30 hours for security forces to subdue the extremists, with more than 20 people killed. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)

Abdulkadir Mohamud Nur, the owner of the Hayat Hotel besieged by al-Shabab extremists last weekend, recounts what took place to The Associated Press, in Mogadishu, Somalia Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. The deadly siege was the longest such attack in the country's history taking more than 30 hours for security forces to subdue the extremists, with more than 20 people killed. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)

People remove damaged furniture from the destroyed Hayat Hotel, days after a deadly siege by al-Shabab extremists, in Mogadishu, Somalia Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. The siege was the longest such attack in the country's history taking more than 30 hours for security forces to subdue the extremists, with more than 20 people killed. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)

After Somalia hotel siege, a vow to tackle al-Shabab ‘snake’