spokesman of Harakat Al-Shabaab Al-Mujahideen Sheikh ‘Ali Mahamud Raage
press conference regarding the Kenyan accusations and incursion in Somalia
Ziqad 22, 1432 A.H, Friday, October 21, 2011
In the Name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful
“All praise is
due to Allah, Lord of the Worlds, and surely the victory (at the end) is for
those who are pious and there is no enmity except to those who oppress. and may
the peace and blessings of Allah be upon on our prophet Mohammed and all his
family and companions.
Allah be exalted says:
“Surely Allah defends those who believe. Certainly
Allah has no love for the perfidious, the thankless.” (Quran 22:38).
God willing, this press conference will deal with (ongoing) animosity and
aggression of late by the Christian state of Kenya, upon the Juba and Gedo
Islamic Wilaya’s (provinces).
This hostility, which went on for period of time now, with aim of ending the
practice of Sharia law in those (aforementioned) Islamic provinces, has entered
a new phase.
The Somali Muslim nation is aware of recent battles in the border areas between
Jubba and Gedo provinces on side and the territory forcibly occupied by the
state Kenya, those battles went through many different stages.
It began with the Christian state of Kenya training many (Somali) militias
inside its territory, eventually deploying them to the border area to mount
incursions into the Islamic provinces of Juba’s and Gedo. Consequently when the
Mujahideen confronted them, delivering memorable slap to the face of the
apostate militias, Kenya could not retrain itself, and deployed into the Jubba
provinces especially, mustering its military and financial (might) therein.
The Mujahideen forces and the residents of those Islamic provinces responded
firmly with stiff resistance to the onslaught against them by the allied
enemies, and in all honesty the Mujahideen along with the population who reside
in those Islamic provinces, are determined to be the vanguard of the practice
and administration of the Islamic Sharia, seeking assistant from Allah, with
hope of disappointing the enemy, whose ultimate aim is to return these Islamic
provinces back to the days of tyranny and lack of religiousness, and god willing
it will never happen.
Bearing in mind all the trouble caused of late by Christian state of Kenya,
who’ve actually crossed about 100KM into Somali territory from the border,
wreaking havoc upon the Muslim inhabitants, strafing and unleashing artillery
bombardment, wiping out their livestock, destroying many homes in Qooqani and
taabta for example and others similar to them.
Bearing in mind all of that, we heard in the last couple of days through the
media, that the Christian state of Kenya made it crystal clear, that it will
take the battle to Harakat Al-shabaab Al-Mujahideen, and will engage them
everywhere in the Somalia territory notwithstanding it did so previously but
covertly.
Thus we; Harakat- Al-shabaab Al-Mujahideen say to the state of Kenya,
(regarding) this animosity and hostile action that you declared against our
territory, did you beforehand contemplate about the consequences (of this
declaration)? Are you aware of the outcomes of war?
We frankly tell you, we are better than yourselves at warfare; we are people
with experience of combat from time immemorial with many states who transgressed
against us before you. We say to them (Kenya), in case you do not know (the
meaning of) war, war is (spilling of) blood, war is destruction, war is loss of
wealth , war means displacement, (it means) the high rise buildings that you
boast of crash to the ground, the destruction of economy, your safety/security
transformed to that of fear and terror, the end of tourism industry that you
rely on.
We say to them (Kenya), having contemplated about aforementioned, you have
(still) chosen to go to war with us? We don’t believe the experts of Kenya
wouldn’t respond positively (to this question).
If as you claim, the law of infidel the so called United Nations article 51 (of
the UN Charter) allows you to transgress upon our Islamic territories,lives our
honor, then in turn, the book of Allah the glorified and the exalted in the
Quran allows us, in Surat- Al-Baqarah (chapter 2) to respond to you in like.
Allah be he exalted says
“The prohibited month for the prohibited month,- and so
for all things prohibited,- there is the law of equality. If then any one
transgresses the prohibition against you, Transgress ye likewise against him.
But fear God, and know that God is with those who restrain themselves.”
(Quran 2:194)
We say to them (Kenya) be aware of your transgressions against our Islamic
territories, and look back upon those who came before you who transgressed
against us, ask Museveni and Uganda what he brought upon his people. The
calamity that struck them on the 11th of July last year which was a legal and
just response to destruction inflicted upon our territories. It was us who
sidestepped your country and targeted them in their capital Kampala. Isn’t it
better for the state of Kenya to carefully assess the steps it takes?
We say to the people of Kenya, to carefully consider the path your leaders take
you upon, where it ends and its consequences. Your leaders did not declare war
for you benefit, rather for their own interests and those of the west. Once they
incite you fight and ignite this war, they will leave you (behind) to look for
better life in the west, Europe and America, whilst you wallow in the
devastation (of war), you now have a chance, secure yourselves against those
bribed men, who want trade with your blood.
What is perplexing is that Kenya used acts of kidnapping and other disturbances
as a pretext for their incursion into our territories, and we say there are no
such things.
We say to them (in response) before it deployed forces to the border, and
brought together scrooges (Azania) into Dhobley, not a single incident however
minor took place, all nine incidents that took place that Kenya claims, all took
place after it deployed and assembled those scrooges (Azania) into the border
area especially in Dhobley.
So only Kenya is cause of this, (as) Harakat Al-shabaab Al-Mujahideen forces are
not present (in that area) nor do they manage (drought) refugees, nor did they
enter into Kenya. We say to them our people will not be deceived by (the
justification) that you deceive yours, and you are leading your people in to
misery.
Finally To our muslim nation, our family whom we love, those who live under the
Sharia of Allah, in all of the Islamic provinces especially those in Jubba and
Gedo provinces, we say to them, your Mujahideen sons are resolutely determined
to defend your honor and freedom with reliance on Allah Glorified and Exalted be
He. In a unified front We shall confront enemy and god willing the will be
defeated, because Allah is on our side but on their side is Satan.
I convey my warm greetings and congratulations to Muslim populace in the Jubba
and Gedo provinces as well as their scholars, clan elders, businessmen and we
say to them, You are the first line of defense of the Muslims in south, do not
allow Islam and Muslims to be attacked from your frontier, as Allah promised his
believing servants that he will defend them, Allah Allah Glorified and Exalted
be He said
““Surely Allah defends those who believe. Certainly
Allah has no love for the perfidious, the thankless.” (Quran 22:38).”
The Mujahideen who currently face the enemy of Allah Glorified and Exalted be He
said in Jubba and Gedo (provinces), we say to them, what Allah mighty and
sublime be He promised the believers when the meet the lines of their enemy and
the enemy of Allah mighty and sublime be He
““O you who believe! when you meet a party, then be firm, and remember Allah much, that you may be successful.” , “And obey Allah and His Messenger and do not quarrel for then you will be weak in hearts and your power will depart, and be patient; surely Allah is with the patient. .”. (Quran 8:45-8:46).
Be patient in battle, “The successful outcome is for the
god-fearing,” (Quran 28:8)
Our concluding statement is that All praise is due to ALLAH, Lord of the
universe.
Translated and submitted by a Mujahid