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Al-Shabaab terror group increases persecution of Somali women

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blockquoteAlShabaabis intent onimposingthestrictestinterpretation of Sharia Islamic law throughout thewartorn Somali countryside. The dreaded terroristgroup routinely carries out abductions and violently punishes people for all types of crimes.blockquotecaption id alignalignleft width136 captionAlShabaab terror cell on patrol in Somalia. Photo DoD img srchttpcdn2b.examiner.comsitesdefaultfilesstyleslargehash1225al20shabaab0.jpg alt width136 height113 captionThe Somali terror group alShabaab, which forged an alliance with Osama bin Ladens alQaeda terror movement, has imposed oppressive new regulations on refugee women currently living in the Afgoye corridor.The women are being ordered to wear fulllength body coverings even when they are in the privacy of their own homes.AlShabaab leaders threatened the women by issuing a warning that any one seen violating the dresscode would be severely punished.According to intelligence reports, pickup trucks mounted with loudspeakers could be seen in the villages where thousands of displaced Somali civilians have taken refuge on Sunday morning. Residents expressed a deep concern about the new rule that also forces women to stay home unless escorted by an adult male.AlShabaab is intent on imposing the strictest interpretation of Sharia Islamic law throughout the wartorn Somali countryside. The dreaded terrorist group routinely carries out abductions and violently punishes people for all types of crimes.In a statement that came as no surprise to U.S. security and law enforcement experts in January 2010, the Somalibased terrorist group announced that its fighters are aligned with alQaedas global terrorism campaign. The deadly group said in the statement, broadcast by AlJazeera television, that the jihad of Horn of Africa must be combined with the international jihad led by the alQaeda network.The alShabaab statement also announced that its militants had joined forces with a smaller insurgent group called Kamboni, another radical Muslim organization.ALSHABAABS SAN DIEGO JIHADIn San Diego, USresidents Basaaly Saeed Moalin, Mohamed Mohamed Mohamud, aka Mohamed Khadar, and Issa Doreh were charged with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization, conspiracy to kill in a foreign country, and related offenses.The indictment announced on October 22, 2010,alleges that Moalin, Mohamud, and Doreh conspired to provide money to al Shabaab, a violent and brutalterroristgroup basedin Somalia. In February 2008, the Department of State designated al Shabaab as a foreign terrorist organization. The indictment alleges that al Shabaab has used assassinations, improvised explosive devices, rockets, mortars, automatic weapons, suicide bombings, and other tactics of intimidation and violence to undermine Somalias transitional federal government and its supporters. In addition, al Shabaab is associated with the alQaeda group in Somalia.The indictment further alleges that, in late 2007 and early 2008, Moalin was in direct telephone contact with Aden Hashi Ayrow, who was a prominent military leader of al Shabaab. Ayrow requested money from Moalin, who then coordinated the fundraising efforts and money transfers with Mohamud and Doreh.According to the indictment, Moalin also provided a house in Somalia, knowing the house would be used in preparation for, and to carry out, a conspiracy to kill persons in a foreign country. The indictment alleges that after Ayrows death on May 1, 2008, the conspirators continued to transfer money from San Diego to Somalia to fund terrorist activities.