[Courtesy]Al Shabaab gunmen and a suicide car bomber struck a religious center in central Somalia on Monday, killing a cleric and at least nine of his followers, a police officer said. “Fighting between security forces and al Shabaab still goes in the center, the toll may rise,” he added. Al Shabaab, an Islamist group fighting to topple the Somali government, told Reuters they were responsible for the attack. Al Shabaab said last year the cleric had referred to himself as the Prophet, an accusation denied at the time by Abdiweli. Al Shabaab is fighting to establish its own rule based on its harsh interpretation of Islamic law.

Source: Standard Digital November 26, 2018 07:14 UTC