Not sweets, or candy, or brightly wrapped goodies, it will be bombs and gunfire this Ramadan as Al-Shabab prepares for a month of fun and games. With weapons arriving from their allies in Yemen the party sounds like a blast.
From UPI August 1
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From UPI August 1
Al-Shabaab to launch Ramadan offensive?
MOGADISHU -- Somali militant group al-Shabaab has received a cache of weapons in preparation for an assault to coincide with the holy month of Ramadan, a source said.
Al-Shabaab has declared war on the African Union's peacekeeping mission in Somalia. The transitional government in Mogadishu is struggling to exert control over a country dominated by the terrorist group, an affiliate of al-Qaida.
Sources in the African Union told CNN that al-Shabaab had hundreds of fighters staged outside the Somali capital in preparation for a Ramadan assault.
Monday marks the start of the Muslim holy month.
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