While the first report of a jihadist training camp emphasized the presence of foreign fighters, these are more domestically oriented, focusing on indoctrinating Somali youth. From AP: “Islamic militia to open ‘holy war’ camps in Somalia”
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The hard-line Islamic militia that controls much of southern Somalia said Tuesday it will open training camps in schools to prepare students for holy war, an ominous development amid fears that a Taliban-style regime is emerging in eastern Africa.
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Tuesday’s announcement of holy war training camps was the militants’ latest attempt to discourage foreign interference in the country. Last month, seven African countries, known by the acronym IGAD, endorsed a plan to send 3,500 Ugandan and Sudanese soldiers here.
“Our policy is to fight against countries in IGAD who are our foes,” said Fuad Mohammed Kalaf, the Islamic group’s education official. He said the training camps in high schools will be established soon but officials were still working out the
details.
“There is nothing wrong with our plan to train students,” he said. “There are a lot of countries in the world that carry out such exercises.”