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Witnesses: Al shabab kills a boy in El Bur town, central Somalia |
2012-07-17 |
![]() Farah Mohamed Wehliye, the victim was killed by the hard boyz on Saturday in connection with pro-Somali government Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a (ASWJ) and Æthiopian troops linking, according to the local residents. "The boy murdered by Al shabab fighters aged between 20 and 23 and was the son of former DC," said a witness who spoke with Shabelle Media via phone under anonymity. El Bur, which is located about 150 km south of the Æthiopian border, was captured by Al-Shabaab ![]() ... Harakat ash-Shabaab al-Mujahidin aka the Mujahideen Youth Movement. It was originally the youth movement of the Islamic Courts, now pretty much all of what's left of it. They are aligned with al-Qaeda but operate more like the Afghan or Pakistani Taliban... fighters shortly after the allied forces from ASWJ and Æthiopian troops withdrew last month, saying they made "a tactical move'. On Jun 10, 2012, Al-Shabaab, has captured El Bur town from allied forces of ASWJ and Æthiopian. |
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