... Somalia's version of the Taliban, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda...
banished 16 humanitarian organizations from Southern Somalia.
The United Nations
...an organization whose definition of
human rightsis interesting, to say the least...
and its refugee agency, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees warned that millions of displaced Somalis faced a humanitarian crisis after the Death Eaters expelled the aid agencies.
The agencies were accused of collaborating with the Kenyan military and the Transitional Federal Government troops in running Al-Shabaab out of their bases in southern Somalia.
UN Secretary-General
the ephemeral Ban Ki-moon... of whom it can be said to his credit that he is not Kofi Annan...
described as brazen the seizure of property and equipment of the aid agencies.
The UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos also warned that famine could return to some drought-hit areas.
Separately, the refugees agency warned that the ban had placed the lives of millions of Somalia people in danger.
"More than two thirds of Somalia's estimated 1.46 million internally displaced people in the south and central parts need immense humanitarian aid," the agency said in a statement.
The Death Eaters accused the aid agencies of conducting activities that did not subscribe to Islamic practices.
Among the organizations expelled are the World Health Organisation, the UN Population Fund, the UN Office for Project Services and the Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit.
The refugees commissioner reported that over 500 people, including children were walking from the towns of Beles Qooqaani, Tabta and Afmadow towards Dobley without food.
Federal president Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed termed the terrorist group "an enemy" of the Somali people.
The president also urged the United Nations to lift an arms embargo imposed on the war-torn country in 1992 so his government can set up military bases in areas captured by Kenyan troops and their allies.
Meanwhile,
...back at the sea battle, the Terror of the Baltic's career had come to an abrupt and watery end...
Kenya on Tuesday received a top Al-Shabaab commander who defected from the terrorist outfit in Busar, one of the liberated towns.
Kenya military front man Major Emmanuel Chirchir said the middle level commander was assisting them with "valuable information regarding the enemy. He has told us that there are many of his colleagues who want to surrender but fear that they may be victimized by the federal government. We are encouraging them to surrender," said Major Chirchir.
Meanwhile,
...back at the ranch, Butch and the Kid finally brought their horses under control...
a senior Al-Shabaab official said on Tuesday that the International Committee of the Red Thingy, medical aid charity MSF and Italia's Copi were not banned.