Somalia has launched a biometric ID programme amid plans to boost security as the country recovers from conflict.Senior officials said this week that the country plans to start issuing new electronic national IDs for the all citizens, a move it says would help improve the country's security situation.Yusuf Jimale, Mogadishu mayor said the initiative, the first after more than two decades of war aims to identify all citizens and monitor their movements to boost security, reported Hiiraan Online.”The plan will be implemented as soon as possible – by issuing IDs for all citizens we want to keep eye on the movements of people which would help with strengthening security,” he told reporters on Wednesday.The initiative is parts of a new security approach by Mogadishu's local government which has taken over control of the city's security from the intelligence agency after series of deadly attacks by Al-Shabaab group last month.The group which security experts say shifted its military tactics also continues to attack against Somali government and African Union forces. Militants have also confiscated a large amount of military armaments and vehicles during the the deadly attacks on AMISOM bases, raising fears among AU officials that the group would use them to carry out attacks disguised as African Union forces.

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