Somalia’s rebel militant group al-Shabaab has warned British government of “bad consequences” if it dispatches its defense forces to ensure security and stability in the war-ravaged country.
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Cameron explained that around 70 troops will assist African Union soldiers now engaged in an anti-terrorism offensive in Somalia by providing medical, logistical and engineering help.
“Our ancestors fought the British colonialists before and we will take the same path. They will be welcomed with bullets…God willing their beheaded bodies strewn around the streets will be shown (on jihadist websites)”.
It controlled Mogadishu and the southern region of Somalia from 2006 until 2011, when it was defeated by African Union peacekeepers.
The statement branded Britain “an enemy to Muslims” and accused the country of trying to colonise Somalia.
“They will not make any difference”, he said.
Meanwhile, in 2013, at least 67 people were killed in a four-day siege at a shopping mall in Kenya.
A Somali official says Islamic extremist rebels killed two men in a drive-by shooting in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu.
He identified the president’s nephew as Lisban Osman Ali and the lawyer as Abdiqadir Mohammed Yabarow.
The Shebab, East Africa’s al-Qaeda branch, is fighting to overthrow the internationally-backed government in Mogadishu which is protected by 22,000 Amisom troops.
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Somali is grappling to restore peace after decades of violence following the 1991 ouster of dictator Siad Barre.
