Supporters of Al-Shabaab shout slogans during a demonstration in the Suqa Holaha neighborhood in Mogadishu, Somalia, Monday, July 5, 2010. The demonstration was organized by Al-Shabaab group which is fighting with the Somali government. The demonstrators were carrying placards written with slogans against African Union peace keeping Force.
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Somali women carry weapons during a demonstration in Suqa Holaha neighborhood in Mogadishu, Somalia, Monday, July 5, 2010, organized by the islamist Al-Shabaab group which is fighting the Somali government. The demonstrators were carrying placards written with slogans against the African Union peace keeping force.
An al Shabaab fighter runs for cover, away from a burnt-out African Union (AU) military tank, in Mogadishu July 2, 2010. The tank was destroyed in a battle late July 1. At least 21 people were killed and 42 wounded in fighting in Somalia, a human rights group said on Thursday.
An al Shabaab fighter runs for cover, away from a burnt-out African Union (AU) military tank, in Mogadishu July 2, 2010. The tank was destroyed in a battle late July 1. At least 21 people were killed and 42 wounded in fighting in Somalia, a human rights group said on Thursday.
Al-Shabaab fighters provide security during a demonstration in Suqa Holaha neighborhood in Mogadishu, Somalia, Monday, July 5, 2010. The demonstration was organized by the Islamist Al-Shabaab group which is fighting with the Somali government
Somali women carry weapons during a demonstration in Suqa Holaha neighborhood in Mogadishu, Somalia, Monday, July 5, 2010, organized by the islamist Al-Shabaab group which is fighting the Somali government. The demonstrators were carrying placards written with slogans against the African Union peace keeping force.
A female Al Shabaab fighter points a gun during a demonstration, against the African Union Mission inSomalia (AMISOM), organized by the militant group al Shabaab in Suqaholaha neighborhood, north of Mogadishu July 5, 2010.
Mourners view the body of bomb attack victim Becky Tendo during a funeral service at Bwaise Penecostal Church on the outskirts of the capital Kampala July 13, 2010. No suicide bombers were involved in the attacks that killed at least 76 people watching the World Cup final in Uganda on Sunday, an official from the al Shabaab Islamist group that claimed the attack said on Tuesday.
Sheikh Ali Mohamud Rage, al Shabaab's spokesman, speaks in Mogadishu in this undated file photograph.Somalia's al Shabaab Islamist group confirmed on Monday it had carried out two bomb blasts that killed at least 74 people in Uganda and threatened more attacks if the country kept its peacekeeping troops in Somalia.
Sheikh Muktar Robow Abuu Mansuur, a senior official of the Al-Shabaab group, attends a news conference in Mogadishu June 29, 2010.
Somali residents ride atop mini-vans as they flee from renewed fighting between Somali government forces and Islamic rebel groups in Mogadishu March 12, 2010. Somalia's rebel group al Shabaab attacked government positions near the president's palace in the capital and four people were killed by return fire, residents said on Friday.
A medic wraps a bandage around the head of EPAphotographer Ilyas Ahmed in Mogadishu June 29, 2010. Amed was among several journalists injured in a mortar shell attack while covering a news conference by the Al-Shabaab group.
Sheikh Muktar Robow Abuu Mansuur, a senior official of the Al-Shabaab group, walks along the frontline, north of Mogadishu, June 29, 2010.
Members of Al-Shabaab destroy the grave of Sheikh Biyamalow, a revered Sufi Muslim sheikh in Mogadishu, Thursday, March 25, 2010. Witnesses say Somalia's al-Qaida-linked militant group is exhuming the remains of a revered moderate cleric in the capital to stop people from worshipping him. Al-Shabab official Ali Mohamed Hussein says Tuesday his group dug up Sheik Mohyadin Eli's grave in Mogadishu because people seeking blessings and visiting the tomb for spiritual purposes. Witness Hassan Da'ud says the cleric's 30-year-old remains were stuffed into sacks. Al-Shabab has prohibited adoring tombs and destroyed idolized tombs in areas under its control over the last couple of years. The group espouses a strict interpretation of Islam. Many Somalis observe a relatively moderate form of Islam that allows the veneration of respected saints.
Members of Al-Shabaab dig the grave of Sheikh Biyamalow, a revered Sufi Muslim sheikh in Mogadishu, Thursday, March 25, 2010. Witnesses say Somalia's al-Qaida-linked militant group is exhuming the remains of a revered moderate cleric in the capital to stop people from worshipping him. Al-Shabab official Ali Mohamed Hussein says Tuesday his group dug up Sheik Mohyadin Eli's grave in Mogadishu because people seeking blessings and visiting the tomb for spiritual purposes.
Al-Jazeera cameraman Abdinasir Abukar (L) and EPAphotographer Ilyas Ahmed EPA photographer sit with bandages on their heads in Mogadishu June 29, 2010. Abukar and Amed were among several journalists injured in a mortar shell attack while covering a news conference by the Al-Shabaab group.
A paramedic from the Islamist Al-shabaab gives medical attention to EPA photographer Ilyas Ahmed who was among several journalists injured in mortar shell attack in Mogadishu June 29, 2010.
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