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Old issues of contingency and debates about the treatment of Muslims and disregard for Muslim casualties seem to be resurfacing within the ranks of Al-Shabaab.  The group is notoriously known for its lack of tolerance towards dissenting opinions. Rebellious members who disagree with the leader, risk imprisonment or even execution.   In 2010, Alshabaab attempted to oust AMISOM forces in a frontal attack, rather than the asymmetric operations it usually favors.  The Ramadan offensive left sub-commanders Hasan Yaqub and Mukhtar Robow disgruntled with Godane’s leadership. After the offensive, one of al-Shabaab’s strengths, its shura council, ceased to exist, probably due to animosity between members especially top leaders.  Several al-Shabaab leaders announced a fatwa (religious ruling), removing the requirement that al-Shabaab fighters be loyal to the Amir if he was violating the Qur’an, which they alleged Godane guilty of by targeting dissenters within...

The radical group Al-Shabaab that operates mainly in Somalia has claimed responsibility for the assassination of a trader who sells Bananas. The deceased who was named as Hilowle Aboor was a famous trader at Boocle market in Mogadishu, Somalia where he sold bananas, the same market that he was shot dead on February 4, 2019. Al-Shabaab claimed that Mr. Aboor was an undercover officer for the Somali government. The security agencies did not comment about the claims of Al-Shabaab and whether one of their men was killed. The group also claimed responsibility for another assassination that happened at the same night but did not give any explanation as to who he was and why they killed him. The terror group carries out assassinations in Mogadishu almost on daily basis.

Somali’s National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) says it has arrested a local musician Abshir Garane Ahmed, who was allegedly working with AlShabaab terror group in Mogadishu for a while. NISA posted a video clip of the singer confessing to Al-Shabaab membership and said the suspect will soon be arraigned in court. Mr. Ahmed who is a member of a local music band in Banadir, says in the clip that he was working with the terror group on Intelligence and finances. https://getsnap.link/NSafLKBPuf5 Alshabaab however released a statement denying the claims of the intelligence agency, saying the man in question is not one of them. Somali security agencies have of late arrested some high profile persons on grounds of working and or helping Al-Shabaab.  There are a number of notable figures who were on the government’s payroll but actually worked for Al-shabaab. Some of those convicted include A district commissioner, Inteligence officer, College lecturer, a member of p...