March against al-Shabaab- brave or stupid?

[Mad May]

Hundreds of Somalis have taken to the streets of Mogadishu to protest against al-Shabab, the group held responsible for a deadly suicide attack last week.
Protesters burned the group's flag in what analysts say is an unprecedented show of anger at the militants, who control large parts of the country.
Although al-Shabab has been widely blamed for the atrocity, the group has issued a statement denying involvement.
Three government ministers were among some 22 people killed in the attack.
A suicide bomber disguised as a woman in a veil blew himself up at a graduation ceremony in the capital last Thursday.

We cannot endure such indiscriminate killing
Muhubo Adan Kheyre
Protester

Bomb attack: 'Light turned to dark'
Most of those killed were medical students. More than 60 people were injured.
Protesters marching through Mogadishu on Monday chanted slogans including "down with al-Shabab" and "we don't need violence".
The marchers made a stop at Benadir University, where the students killed in the attack had graduated from.
Analysts say the march is the first such public protest against al-Shabab in Mogadishu, where the group controls a large amount of territory and tolerates no dissent.
"We cannot endure such indiscriminate killing, everybody must say no to violence from now on," one of the protesters, Muhubo Adan Kheyre, told the AFP news agency.
Another protester, Yusuf Sahal, said the suicide attack had "sent a clear message to the whole country".
"It showed that these violent people will spare nobody, so we have to start confronting them," he said.
AFP reported that many of the demonstrators were relatives and friends of those who were killed.
Al-Shabab is locked in a battle for control of the country with other militant groups and the forces from the transitional government.
While militants control most of the country, the UN-backed government holds sway in only parts of Mogadishu.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8399506.stm

[Mad May]

Even though its great that people are standing up against these shaydaamo, aren't they afraid of reprisals?

[hanqadh]

No Shabab are shit scared, there loosing the public some of whom sympathise with them...adding the people of Mogadishu to there long list of enemies will go towards there defeat.

The best time for Sharif to begin his planned offensive...this is exactly what the TFG wants public outcry against Shabab.

[Enemy_Of_Mad_Mullah]

calankan bey gubeen??

warye ma gaalaa la noqday


this "protest" orchestrated by the murtad government wont change nuthin

car ka soo baxa those 3 blocks

[AbdiWahab252]

Thats my Madarkicis

[~Arabman~]

...this is exactly what the TFG wants public outcry against Shabab.

So the TFG was behind the attack? For public outcry against Al-Shabaab? It makes sense, but I don't think it's gonna work.

As for the protesters who burned the flag with the Shahada, they can only be secularists.

[grandpakhalif]

shabaab didnt do it was done by abdiqeybdid and his goons

[nomadicwarlord]

The only flag that should be flying in the Somali Peninsula is the Somali flag anything else should be burned.

[Warsan_Star_Muslimah]

They shouldn't burn flags, they should burn Al-Shabaab.

Okay, that would be too much, we can't turn into animals, like them.

[~Arabman~]

They shouldn't burn flags, they should burn Al-Shabaab.

Why do you hate Al-Shabaab?