Thousands of Somalis are gathering at a militant-organized demonstration in support of the merger of the Somali militant group al-Shabab with al-Qaida.<\/p>\n
Al-Shabab spokesman Ali Mohamud Rage told those gathered at Monday’s rally that al-Shabab is happy with its unification with al-Qaida, a merger announced last week by al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri.<\/p>\n
Several hundred people gathered at the rally, including veiled women and armed, masked men.<\/p>\n
Rage also said that an upcoming international conference in London on Somalia is being organized to “colonize” Somalia.<\/p>\n
Somalia has not had a fully functioning government in more than 20 years, but African militaries from Uganda, Burundi, Ethiopia and Kenya are pressuring al-Shabab from three sides. – AP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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