Al-Shabaab: Unterschied zwischen den Versionen

Al- Shabaab – a clan based insurgent and terrorist group- has continued its violent insurgency in southern and central Somalia. The militia controls large parts of area in the south where it is believed they have imposed the Shari'a law. Foreign relief organizations have stopped travelling to Somalia, there are reports that the militia have harassed, kidnapped and killed aid workers.

Several western governments have designated al-Shabaab as a terrorist organization. It is believed that the al-Shabaab have strong ties to al-Qaeda. Al-Shabaab is opposed to Sufi traditions and has often clashed with the paramilitary Sufi group Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a. The paramilitary group’s goal is to prevent a strict form of Shari’a being implemented in Somalia.