TFG official resigns following killing of colleague

An official of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia [TFG] reconciliation committee has resigned from his position after his colleague was last night shot dead in Baidoa , Bay Region [southwestern Somalia].The [presence of] local administration and various government organizations are diminishing in Baidoa following increased insecurity in the town in which officials of the TFG and employees are targeted.Shaykh Hasan Abdullahi alias Sheikh Hasan Gab in a press conference held in Baidoa , has said he has resigned from his position as a member of the national reconciliation committee. In his press conference, Mr. Gab said from today on he is among the civilians in Baidoa and has nothing to do with matters pertaining to the TFG. He ruled out any possibilities of being dismissed by the committee as a result of non-performance

al- shabaab jehadist execute two man in southwestern district
Groups opposed to the Somali government and the presence of Ethiopian forces in the country have executed two people in Bur Hakaba District, southwestern Somalia.The two [victims] were among a group man Accused of a Crime , setting up a [illegal] road block near the district and extorted money from motorists.The execution happened at the livestock market situated on the outskirts of the town. A large crowd gathered to witness the execution.The officials of the jehadist administration, who addressed the public after the execution, urged them to desist from such [criminal] actions.claimed The execution follows operations conducted by the jehadist group controlling Bur Hakaba in recent days, shabaab group claimed that they capturing the two yesterday. there has been no independent confirmation of jihadist story.. shabaab Terrorist groups use Fear tactics to intimidate local population.

Prominent hawiye cleric killed outside Mogadishu; family blames Al-Shabab
A prominent cleric named Sheikh Muhammad Elbur The Habar Gidir sheik solidly opposed to the TFG one time call for Jihad against TFG and Ethiopian . was last night killed in the locality of Elasha Biyaha the Habar Gidir parts of Mogadishu [on Mogadishu outskirts]. he was a member of Ahlu Sunna wal Jama'a. His killing is a clear indication that the Al-Shabab group is engaged in a campaign of targeted killings against clerics of Ahlu Sunna wal Jama'a, who are renowned for dissemination of Islamic teachings. Most Somalis graduated from Koranic schools dotting across Somalia.In 2008, gunmen killed Hawiye Sheikh Muhammad Kashka in Bulo Hubey neighbourhood [in Mogadishu]. He was a renowned scholar in various Islamic disciplines and a disseminator of Islam. . Al-Shabab spokesman Sheikh Mukhtar Robow Abu Mansur had said that they were not fighting Ahlu Sunna wal Jama'ah. The revelation made by the family of the cleric that Al-Shabab was behind his killing undercuts Abu Mansur's assertion. There has been considerable power struggle between the hawiye jihadists . Mogadishu, the capital and central Somalia where the Hawiye clans predominate, has been the scene of the bloodiest intra-Hawiye butchery.