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"Extremist" splinter group of Somali Islamic courts formed - Somaliland paper.
(From BBC Monitoring International Reports)
Text of report by Somaliland independent daily newspaper Haatuf on 11 August
A group that broke away from the Mogadishu [Islamic] courts recently announced in Mogadishu the formation of a new group called Al-Shabaab [the Youth].
The new group is reported to be made up of young militia who erstwhile belonged to the courts' alliance, which fought and defeated the [capital] warlords. The new group is led by Adan Hashi Ayrow, who is said to have been trained in Afghanistan and is among the people listed in the US as a terrorist.
The Al-Shabaab militia is made up of youths aged between 20 and 30 …
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