
Hard-line islamist fighters hold up their hands and say allahu-akbar (God is great) in southern Hodan district of Mogadishu, Somalia, Friday, July 31, 2009.

Somalia Islamist fighters perform Eid Al-Fitr prayers as thousands of residents gathered in Southern Mogadishu Stadium in Mogadishu, Somalia, on Sunday, Sept 20, 2009.

Hard-line islamist fighters patrol a street in southern Mogadishu, Somalia, Friday, July 31, 2009

Al-Shabaab islamist fighters sit on a truck as they patrol to provide security for Somali demonstrators in Mogadishu, Somalia Friday, Oct. 30, 2009.


Hard-line Al-Shebab militants patrol in southern Mogadishu�s Bakara market during a raid by the group to find out traders that sell expired food on June 29, 2009. Somalia's hardline Islamist group Shebab raided Mogadishu's main market to hunt for traders stocking expired food, warning that offenders would face trial for "un-Islamic behaviour". Dozens of fighters from the armed group which controls much of the capital as part of a deadly insurgency against the government swept Bakara market for food goods past their sell-by date.

Islamic rebels patrol the streets of Mogadishu July 2, 2009

An islamist fighter, seen, during clashes between Islamic fighters and government soldiers, in Mogadishu, Somalia

Islamist fighters, seen, during clashes between Islamic fighters and government soldiers, in Mogadishu, Somalia