A/HRC/13/65 page 7 12. Additionally, the Government has sought dialogue and reconciliation with the armed opposition groups. Partial success has been achieved in this regard, but not enough to transform the political arena. This approach and the concomitant resilience of the Government in withstanding and repulsing the military offensives of the armed opposition can be said to have broken the back of the ideological thrust of the religious extremists that seek to overthrow the Government. The Government’s policy in terms of reconciliation and reaching out to people and opposition forces, as well as the development of security-sector institutions and a coordination mechanism with the international community, was contained in a set of documents prepared by the Government and presented to the meeting of the International Contact Group on Somalia in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in December 2009. The preparation of such documents shows the Government’s maturity. 13. The Government is engaged in speeding up the accommodation and integration process with Ahlu Sunnah, as well as bringing the reconciliation process to local level and engaging different sections of the community, including the diaspora, by reporting on and explaining the Government’s programmes and priorities. The Government has also made known its readiness to approach and negotiate with all willing armed opposition groups. All this work requires time to produce result. The international community must therefore continue its support to the Government and, more importantly, provide the financial and other assistance the Government needs to succeed in this regard. 14. The lack of necessary support from the international community to the Government is a matter of serious concern and threatens its survival. The infighting between various groups within the Transitional Federal Government is another matter of concern. The declaration of support by Al-Shabaab to the insurrection of Al-Huti Shiaist rebels in Yemen should be taken seriously by the international community. Regionalization and internationalization of the Somali conflict could rapidly affect all countries in the Horn of Africa. 15. It will not be possible to restore peace and security in Somalia by watching passively the deteriorating security, humanitarian and human rights situation. A policy of simply containing attacks against Mogadishu will not last long. The capacity of the Government to protect civilians – including women, children, IDPs and minorities – against the wave of violence and harsh imposition of sharia law by the Islamist forces (leading to cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment on a daily basis) must be helped to develop rapidly. 16. A new development in the fight between the forces of the Transitional Federal Government and Al-Shabaab is the latter’s professionalization and internationalization as a result of influx of foreign jihadists coming from Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Gulf countries. The outsiders are reportedly taking over from Somali nationalist jihadists. The bomb attack at the Shamo Hotel in Mogadishu during the graduation ceremony of medical students is said to have provoked a split within the movement. The attack was reportedly launched by foreign fighters against the will of Somali nationalists. 17. There are credible reports that the training camps of the jihadists are well-organized and young boys are being recruited from Madrasas and Koranic schools to be trained and enrolled as fighters. An appalling new dimension of the conflict is the involvement of young boys from the Somali diaspora, mainly from Minneapolis in the United States of America and the Nordic countries. It is troubling that the perpetrators of the two recent attacks were from the diaspora