JALALAQSI, Somalia -- Al Shabaab militants and Nomads have clashed in deadly battle in Afad area in central Somalia region of Hiran on Thursday, officials said. Mohamed Abdulle Fidow, Jalalaqsi District Commissioner told VOA Somali Service that four Al Shabaab militants were killed in the fighting over Zakat collections.
Militants adopted monthly Zakat that obliges every nomadic family with 10 heads of livestock to give away at least one, while those rearing as many as 20 are needed to contribute three in alms.
| To be donated to the Widows Ammunition Fund. Basically they're acting like progressives... |
The battle flared up after pastoralists refused to comply with Al Shabaab order.
Afad is located 33km off Hiran regional district of Jalalaqsi.
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Jalalaqsi is a town in the south-central Hiran province of Somalia. It is situated on the Shebelle River, between Buuloburde and Jowhar.
| Rantburg has a full set of 1:1 world maps in the back office in the third sub-basement beneath Fred's secret coding lair in the back garden, thanks in large part to Old Patriot's image analysis skills. Unfolding them can be tricky (I gave up on Bangladesh after an unwary move tore through RAB #15's area of responsibility, which somehow greatly increased Mahmoud the Weasel's fourth cousin's nephew's income for the next six months), so I stick to the internet these days. |
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