SOMALI THREAT IN UGANDA
Oct 27th, 2009 by admin
Uganda has said it will start registering all Somali visitors and refugees entering the country after Somali militants threatened to attack the capital Kampala. Islamist rebel group al-Shabab has vowed to bomb the capitals of Uganda and Burundi because their soldiers are supporting the African Union peacekeeping force in Somalia. The AU troops are backing government forces in Somalia, which are fighting armed insurgent groups including al-Shabab. The leaders of Somali communities living in Kampala have agreed to help the Ugandan government identify any insurgents, according to the BBC. Many Somali refugees live in Kampala having fled the civil war. They fear an al-Shabab attack on Kampala would lead to indiscriminate arrests in search of the militants.
