Interesting information on Somalia’s military courts, headed by Hassan Ali Nur Shute.
[Garowe] al-Shabaab
...... an Islamic infestation centering on Somalia attempting to metastasize into Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and similar places, all of which have enough problems without them...murderous Moslems relentlessly carry out attacks in Somalia, such as Wednesday's suicide boom-mobileing in Mogadishu that killed at least 10 people. The group grabbed credit for the assault on a security caravan.
When the group is not staging direct attacks, it uses intimidation to collect "zakat," or taxes, and fees from Somali businesses to finance its operations.