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| Al-Shabab kidnaps over 100 Somalis |
| 2010-07-12 |
| Al-Shabab fighters kidnapped over 100 young men in Somalia on Saturday as the group begins implementing its new policy of forcibly recruiting people for its war. The African Press Agency quoted eyewitnesses and relatives as saying that around 100 people, mainly young men, were picked up by al-Shabab fighters in order to force them to join the fighting against Somali government troops and African Union peacekeepers in Mogadishu. Earlier in the week, a high-ranking al-Shabab official, Sheikh Abu Musab, called on all Somalis to join the war or face the consequences. Al-Shabab announced earlier that every young man must fight for them at least six hours per day and those who cannot fight will be obliged to contribute money to the ongoing war against the government. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 I'm sure the US government knows where most of the units of the Al-Shabatsh$$ "army" is located. It would be a nice "morning surprise" to learn that "someone" attacked those camps one dark, moonless night with napalm and willie-pete, with multiple secondaries. That would do far more good than all the "food aid" and other "support" the West offers to Somalia. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2010-07-12 14:06 |