“Allah has bought from the believers their selves and their possessions against the gift of Paradise; they fight in the way of Allah; they kill, and are killed…” (Qur’an 9:111)
But none of the Somalis who have been brought to the U.S. will ever recall these religious and cultural attitudes in their new land. Oh, no. That will never happen.
“Militants attack hotel in Somali port city of Kismayo,” by Omar Faruk, Associated Press, October 23, 2022:
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Gunmen stormed a hotel in the center of the Somali port city of Kismayo on Sunday, shortly after an explosives-packed car exploded at the hotel’s gates, police said.
Officials said gunmen were still inside the Tawakal Hotel and security forces were on the scene. The Islamic extremist group al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack.
The attack began when a car driven by a suicide bomber rammed the entrance gate of the hotel and then exploded, police officer Abshir Omar told The Associated Press by phone. A number of small businesses along the street were destroyed.
Some government officials and traditional elders were eating lunch in the hotel at the time of the explosion, he said….
The hotel is popular as a meeting place for government officials. Kismayo is located about 500 kilometers (310 miles) from the Somali capital, Mogadishu. Al-Shabab is believed to have a strong presence in the areas surrounding Kismayo, the largest city and commercial capital of Jubaland State….
somehistory says
and i. elmi, alias i. omar, approves of her somalia brothers. so many like these have been allowed to come in and take over much of MN cities.
Burnaby Lad says
latest news: Somali forces defeat Al-Shabaab (mass casualty Mogadishu Hayat Hotel terror attack). Recent US airstrike killed 13 members of Al-Shabaab.