Somali’s Dishin Out Justice – so why don’t we ?
What confuses us about this situation is Why is the US Giving Weapons to the Somalia’s when we can see what they are doing with them ?
- didn’t the us just kill a couple somali pirates, just a few months ago ?
- aren’t the somali’s stalling on an election to put a leader in place ?
- aren’t they still acting like the BadMen of the Horn of Africa, rapin, robbin and pirating ?
this confused US State Policy toward Somalia needs to be clarified, NOW.. Are Ya Listenin Bo Obama.. yeah we’re talkin to the Dog since it appears only he listens to the citizens of this county.
The radical Islamist al-Shabab are accused of links to al-Qaeda
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Hardline Islamist militiamen in Somalia have stoned to death a man accused of raping and murdering a woman.
The execution took place in front of a large crowd in the town of Wanlaweyn, about 90km (55 miles) south of the capital Mogadishu.
The man was convicted by an unofficial court set up by the al-Shabab movement.
On Thursday in Mogadishu, al-Shabab – which advocates a strict form of Sharia – publicly amputated a hand and a foot from each of four men accused of theft.
“This man was accused of raping and killing an 18-year-old girl in May this year. The court found him guilty of the charges brought against him,” Sheikh Mohamed Saleban, a local al-Shabab official, told AFP news agency on Sunday.
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 Ten masked men dug a hole, buried him to his neck before throwing stones at him  Abdullahi Husein
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“He was a married man, which is why the court sentenced him to be stoned to death,” he added, explaining that a rape conviction only incurs flogging.
Local resident Abdullahi Husein said most of the town’s population turned out to watch the lynching, where gunmen banned cameras and mobile phones.
“Ten masked men from the al-Shabab forces stoned him to death in front of everyone. They had dug a hole, buried him to his neck before throwing stones at him,” he told AFP.
In October last year, al-Shabab ordered a 13-year-old girl to be stoned to death in public in the southern city of Kismayo.
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She was accused of adultery after reporting she had been raped by three men.
The radical Islamists, who are accused of links to al-Qaeda, already control much of the south of the country.
Since last month, al-Shabab’s guerrillas have been locked in ferocious battles with forces loyal to the fragile UN-backed government in Mogadishu.
Last week, the administration appealed to neighbouring countries urgently to send troops to help.
A moderate Islamist president took office in January but even his introduction of Sharia law to the strongly Muslim country has not appeased the guerrillas.
Somalia has been without an effective government since 1991.
The Islamist militias control swathes of Somalia
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The US has confirmed that it has sent weapons to Somalia’s UN-backed transitional government.
The announcement follows an urgent call for military help from the government, which has been fighting Islamist militias accused of links to al-Qaeda.
The insurgents control swathes of Somalia and US officials have been alarmed at their gains, analysts say.
The US would also provide logistical support for training Somali troops, officials said.
“At the request of that government, the state department has helped to provide weapons and ammunition on an urgent basis,” spokesman Ian Kelly said.
The unspecified quantity of arms would help the government “repel the onslaught of extremist forces which are intent on… spoiling efforts to bring peace and stability to Somalia”, he added.
Counter-productive?
The US would also provide support for training Somali troops but would not conduct the training themselves, officials said.
Last week the Somali government called for urgent foreign military assistance to help battle al-Shabab and its allies but Ethiopia and Kenya both declined to send troops.
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The US has previously backed several Somali groups fighting hard-line Islamist groups and carried out air strikes against alleged leaders.
But Horn of Africa analyst Roger Middleton says the government’s main military problem is not a lack of weapons, or men to fight.
He told the BBC’s Network Africa programme that government forces were formed from two main groups – those dating from the time of former President Abduallhi Yusuf and those who came with President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, a moderate Islamist former insurgent who took office in January.
Mr Middleton, from the Chatham House think-tank based in London, says the two groups do not work together very well.
He also points out that the announcement could be counter-productive.
“One of the charges by al-Shabab against the transitional government is that it is a stooge of the international community – it’s hard to see how the public delivery of American weaponry will help President Sharif win the public relations war.”
Somalia has been without an effective government since 1991.
Since 7 May, an alliance of militant Islamist hardliners has been locked in ferocious battles with pro-government forces in the capital, Mogadishu, forcing more than 165,000 people to flee their homes.
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