Somalia's Al-Qaeda branch warns members against joining IS
Source: AFP
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An image grab taken from a video released on March 17, 2014 by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant's al-Furqan Media allegedly shows ISIL fighters raising their weapons with the Jihadist flag at an undisclosed location (AFP Photo)
Nairobi (AFP) - Somalia's Shebab fighters have warned they will "cut the throat" of members who shift allegiance from Al-Qaeda to Islamic State, amid reports some factions have already been punished for doing so.
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"If anyone says he belongs to another Islamic movement, kill him on the spot," top Shebab official Abu Abdalla, said in a radio broadcast Monday. "We will cut the throat of any one... if they undermine unity."
The Shebab, East Africa's long-time Al-Qaeda branch, is fighting to overthrow the internationally-backed government in Mogadishu, which is protected by 22,000 African Union troops.
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Last month President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said "the now-public dispute" within Shebab showed the group had "lost its way".
But Abdalla said Shebab remained united. "The world wanted us to be divided," he said.
"This is a collective decision, and anybody who wants to join another Islamic group must leave the country to meet them where they are." he said. "I swear by the name of God we will not tolerate the acts of saboteurs.".................
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