Shabelle Media Network (Mogadishu)
19 June 2011
Belet Hawo — Somalia’s moderate Islamist group of Ahlu Sunna Waljama ASWJ said they had apprehended Al shabaab related individuals in parts of Gedo region in southern Somalia.
In an interview with Shabelle Radio, the spokesman of Ahlu Sunna Waljama in Gedo region, Sheikh Mohammed Hussein said that at least five persons who are accused of having links with what he called anti-peace elements.
Hussein indicated that all captured were taken to a jail in the border town of Belet Hawo where Somali forces along with Ahlu Sunna fighters tightly control.
The arrests of Al shabaab linked persons came after fighters loyal the Islamist movement attacked key military bases manned Somali forces and Ahlu Sunna fighters.
At least 4 people were reportedly killed and several others injured in that surprise attack, according to sources in the region.
In a related story, on Saturday night, Al shabaab fighters launched mortar attacks on Somali government troops’ base in the town of Garbaharey, the regional capital of Gedo regions.
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Ahlu Sunna Arrests Al Shabaab Related Individuals