Al-Shabaab ‘Jihad in East Africa’ conferentie levert unanieme overeenkomst en een 14 pagina sharia fatwa op
2 April 2020
10:45
Key Points
In mid-March Al-Shabaab held a “consultative forum” on “jihad in East Africa”, resulting in a “unanimous” agreement and a 14-page sharia fatwa signed by 40 scholars (ulama).
In conclusion, the attendees decided that Al-Shabaab must “intensify the obligatory jihad” to defend Islam and Muslim lands in East Africa, and that local civilians must fulfill their part by aiding the group.
In a continuation of Al-Shabaab’s attempts to undermine the Federal Government of Somalia and Federal Member States of Somalia, the group blamed the presence of foreign nations for the Covid-19 outbreak in Somalia, discouraged participation in the upcoming elections, and announced the group’s intended expansion of social and public services through its regional administrations.
