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| Africa Horn |
| Somalia Uber-Islamists Extorting and Bullying NGOs |
| 2009-11-13 |
| Strategypage, similar to a story on the Burg last week. November 13, 2009: In areas controlled by al Shabaab, foreign aid groups have to meet a new list of regulations, or shut down. The air groups must pay $40,000 a year in "registration fees,", take logos off their vehicles, not take Sunday off, not promote democracy, not employ women and several similar restrictions. Al Shabaab the more extreme Islamists has cut back on its efforts to take Mogadishu which is currently controlled by the less extreme Islamists. The AU peacekeepers have proved a formidable foe. Meanwhile, al Shabaab has to deal with growing unrest in parts of southern Somalia that it nominally controls. People are not happy with the strict application of Islamic law, but al Shabaab sees these draconian punishments (stoning, cutting off limbs, floggings) as an effective way to terrorize the population and prevent organized resistance. But more clan militias are being organized to fight al Shabaab anyway. |
| Posted by:lord garth |
| #1 The Taliban MK II |
| Posted by: phil_b 2009-11-13 11:14 |