Al-shabab behead two Ahlu Nifaaq Wal-jamaacah

[Captain24]

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's hardline al Shabaab insurgents have beheaded two sheikhs from a rival Islamist movement, a spokesman for the Ahlu Sunna Waljamaca group said on Friday.

The killings happened on Thursday, the same day al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden urged Somalis in an audio tape to topple the new president of the lawless Horn of Africa nation.

Al Shabaab, which Washington accuses of having close ties to al Qaeda, has been battling rival Islamists from the Ahlu Sunna Waljamaca movement for control of central regions.

An Ahlu Sunna spokesman said the two religious leaders had been injured by stray bullets during the clashes. He said they were later captured by al Shabaab gunmen as they were being driven to hospital in the capital.

"Elders told al Shabaab that the sheikhs were not fighters, but they turned a deaf ear and beheaded them," Sheikh Abdullahi Sheikh Abu Yusuf, the spokesman, told Reuters.

Yusuf said the killings took place in Balad town, 30 km (19 miles) north of Mogadishu. He also accused al Shabaab militants of decapitating three elderly women last weekend. Al Shabaab officials could not immediately be reached for comment.

On Thursday, bin Laden urged Somalis to overthrow their new president, Sheikh Sharif Ahmed, a moderate Islamist elected this year in the 15th attempt to form a central government.

But experts say bin Laden's message is unlikely to be heeded: al Qaeda's violent brand of militancy repels ordinary people and real hope now exists among many Somalis that Ahmed can end 18 years of chaos. [ID:nLJ970165]

Violence in Somalia has killed more than 16,000 civilians since the start of 2007, uprooted more than a million and left about a third of the population depending on food aid.

In a statement posted on their website, www.kataaib.infor, on Friday, al Shabaab welcomed bin Laden's support and again denounced Ahmed as the leader of a "non-Muslim" government.

"May Allah bless and protect Sheikh Osama," it said. (Writing by Daniel Wallis; Editing by Katie Nguyen).

Source: Reuters, Mar 20, 2009

[Cali_Gaab]

Lets see if they claim responsibility.

Beheading of somebody opposed to their views and are not in combat is a no no

[Captain24]

But, You don't know Ahlu Nifaaq wal Jamaacah. Those are non other than the moryaan from Centeral aided by Ethiopia, and they have been aggressive toward Al-shabab, even after their victory last month

[Cali_Gaab]

So you're justifying al shabaabs actions because that other group work with Ethiopia?

[paidmonk]

So you're justifying al shabaabs actions because that other group work with Ethiopia?

Also the fact that the entire report is made by one side, its bias.

[Jam Street]

Majirto

Jareeteen frame of mind works like this: "If i am not sitting on the habashi man's lap nobody else should".

[Cali_Gaab]

Paidmonk, any somali media outlets that have reported these events?

I'm searching for it at the moment but have found none so far.

[Realest_007]

@how the ones who supported the ethiopian occupation yesterday and criticized Al Shabab are today supporting Al Shabab

[Captain24]

Realest, the lesser of the two evils


Jam, remind your other username, from the way you talk , you sound like that retard Air Canada, but I stand corrected

[Realest_007]

Realest, the lesser of the two evils


Jam, remind your other username, from the way you talk , you sound like that retard Air Canada, but I stand corrected

The Hawiye is more evil than the Al Shabab eh? Nice

[paidmonk]

The Hawiye is more evil than the Al Shabab eh? Nice

[Captain24]

Let me tell you why Hawiye are more evil than Al-shabab. Al-shabab won't rob you, wont' kill you for no reason, unless of course your stand in their way, but dumb hutu are the exact opposite: no civilization, savage and would kill you with the slightest disagreement.

[Realest_007]

Let me tell you why Hawiye are more evil than Al-shabab. Al-shabab won't rob you, wont' kill you for no reason, unless of course your stand in their way, but dumb hutu are the exact opposite: no civilization, savage and would kill you with the slightest disagreement.

If a person commits rape, you have to stone them to death per Islam so as to save them from the torment of the hellfire. Same-way, a Darood should be exterminated to save them from themselves. Hawiye......My anti-Dooro

[Captain24]

Twisted, we all know you are not Pro-Hawiye, you are just being Pro HG lately, along with Addow. You dis Smaller Hawiye Sub-clans and worship Habar Gedir. Talk about slave mentality

[AbdiWahab252]

@how the ones who supported the ethiopian occupation yesterday and criticized Al Shabab are today supporting Al Shabab

Realest, the lesser of the two evils


Jam, remind your other username, from the way you talk , you sound like that retard Air Canada, but I stand corrected

Captain24 (formerly known as MJPride), a US resident living in Minneapolis supports a terrorist organization called Al Shabab. Such support is illegal under US law.