Che -Guevara Posted July 16, 2009 Two French security advisers seized in Somalia this week have been split up and are now being held by two different hardline groups, reports say. The pair were snatched by gunmen from a Mogadishu hotel on Tuesday and were being held by the Hizbul-Islam group. But officials say the al-Shabab group wanted them and after a row, Hizbul-Islam handed one of the men over. Al-Shabab has recently carried out several beheadings, amputations and stonings in areas it controls. They are allied with Hizbul-Islam against the UN-backed interim government and together control much of southern Somalia. Both groups are said to have links to al-Qaeda and have been reinforced by foreign fighters. bbc Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
