Ethiopian Journal

The administration of Hizbul-Islam in Gedo region, an armed rival Islamists faction in Somalia which controls a small portion of the country unlike Al-Shabab has declared that Ahmed Madobe a man who is leading a gorilla war against Al-Shabab in the thick jungles of the lower jubbah regions in Somalia is not a member in their faction. 

Sheikh Farhan Cilmoge the newly appointed regional commissioner of Hizbul-Islam

in Gedo region has strongly censured the action of Sheikh Ahmed Madobe.

“I am frankly telling you that Ahmed Madobe is not a member of Hizbul-Islam he is an agent for Ethiopia and Kenya and we have been closely following to assure this and we have eventually got evidences that he is a representative for these two countries in Somali soil” said Sheikh Fahan.

Ahmed Madobe has gone into deadly combat with Al-Shabab and the last his confrontation with Al-Shabab was in February in the town of Dhobley.

The Chairman of Hizbul-Islam Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys and the big officials of HIzbul-Islam have always been reiterating that Ahmed Madobe is effective figure in Hizbul-Islam representing them in the southern Jubbah regions in Somalia.