Saturday, March 14, 2009

Somalia: Al-Shabab orders people to bring weapons

Al-Shabab hardliners who control Bardhere town in southwestern Somalia ordered Saturday the people in the town to bring their weapons in the town with in 48 hours.

The order came after al-Shabab and Ahlu Sunna Waljamaca militias fought in the town on Tuesday.

Sheik Mohamed Muhumad Ismail a member of al-Shabab administrators in the town said they ordered to the people of Bardhere town to bring their weapons and authorize the guns which al-Shabab does not know.

Reports from Bardhere say that the administration ordered to all the people of the town to bring their weapons in the station of the town with in 48 hours and he added that the administration had also ordered to the people to close the business centers and stop the walking on the streets by the time of the prayer.

He said the step has been taken to tighten the security of the town.

Sheik Ismail said that that the people who refuse to bring their weapons with in the time they mentioned will be seen as the enemy of their Islamic administration in the town and threatened they will take over the unauthorized guns.

Asked about recently fighting with Ahlu Sunna Waljama’a Organization in Bardhere, Sheik Ismail replied that they had never fought with Ahlu Sunna Waljma’a Organization adding that they fought with groups backed by Ethiopia and added that they will not negotiate with what he called militias against them.

By: Mareeg English editor

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