Somali Militant Group: “Somali Christians Must Be Slaughtered”

[Brother Warsameh]

21 April 2004

Somali Militant Group: “Somali Christians Must Be Slaughtered”

The Mogadishu based Somali fundamentalist group, Kulanka Culimada, accused Christian aid workers in Somalia of spreading Christianity in the coastal city of Merca, 100 km (60 miles) south of Mogadishu. Reuters reported on April 21 that the militant group said if the Christianization in Somalia does not stop, “the Somalia people have a right to jihad…the politically influential group based in the capital Mogadishu said in a statement issued on Tuesday.”1

Reuters said of Merca “The town has a history of violence involving aid workers. In February 2002, Verena Karrer, a 70-year-old Swiss humanitarian worker, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen. The United Nations evacuated two U.N. security officers from Merca in September 2000 after they were attacked by armed Islamic fundamentalists.”2

A widely read Somali website, Hiiraan, posted April 20 a press release from the militant group signed by Sheikh Nur Barud, the vice chairman of the Kulanka Culimada. The Sheikh said in an edict “Somalis must come out on April 22 to protest against the Christianization in Somalia.”3 The Sheikh also accused Christian aid workers of “planting Somali Christians in the country.”

The Mogadishu based Qaran Press reported that the militant group held another press conference on April 15 which said in part “all Somali religious leaders must prevent churches from spreading in Somalia.”4

Sheikh Nur Barud who was the key figure in this press conference said “Some Somalis who claimed to be Christians went to attend the Somali reconciliation conference [in Nairobi]. These Somalis are apostates and they will be killed upon their return to Somalia.”

The fiery Kulanka Culimada was founded in February 1991. Most of the key leaders in this group are graduates from Islamic seminaries in Saudi Arabia.

A Somali reporter from Himilo online interviewed Sheik Nur Barud in November 2003. The Sheikh reiterated in this interview “all Somali Christians must be killed according to the Islamic law. A Muslim can never become a Christian but he can become an apostate. Such people do not have a place in Somalia and we will never recognize their existence and we will slaughter them”5 The Sheikh concluded his interview by saying that “Somalis are 100% Muslim and they will always remain so.”

The Somali church is one of the most persecuted churches in the entire world; over thirty Somali Christians and Western aid workers were martyred in Somalia by Islamic fundamentalists since 1994. The Somali church condemns this unprovoked murderous hatred.

Brother Warsameh (bwarsameh@yahoo.com) Church planting evangelist

1. http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L21442230.htm 2. Ibid. 3. http://www.hiiraan.ca/2004/apr/wararka_maanta20.htm#top 4. http://qaranpress.com/Wararka%20Todobaadka.htm 5. http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:6A4EhiYJpakJ:www.himilo.com/waraysi/Sheekh-Nuur112303.html+kirishtaan&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

[SJackson]

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[chance33_98]

Several folks over at DU think this is justified too. All the more reason not to get the sickos into office.

[DTA]

Somalia ping

[LiteKeeper]

INTREP - TROP ALERT

[Marauder]

all Somali Christians must be killed according to the Islamic law.

Religion of peace bump ...

[Warlord David]

Youn think the islamist muslims would have other thing to do than call for jihad. The whole country is a wreak. They need to build cities and infastructure, roads, water systems, etc.. And this is all they can do is call for jihad!!!!

I say Somalia is christians and they should defend themselves to keep it that way. Christian have the God given right of self defence. I say it time to kick some islamic butt.

That the problem with western christians they have no sense of self defence. They should be teaching the Somalia christians how to defend themselves and their country from islamic style terrorism.

[fatidic]

Where is President Bush when he's needed to start another war of liberation, this time for people who would really appreciate being liberated?

[Warlord David]

Where is President Bush when he's needed to start another war of liberation, this time for people who would really appreciate being liberated?

The last time US miltary troops were in Somali. We were not welcome. I do not see this president starting another war in somalia. But I do see that the christian in Somalia could be supported and train by the US. The christian should be given all the help to destroy islamic terrorist. And shut them down. The CIA could help by providing weapons and information. And let the christian do the fighting.

[Terabitten]

all Somali Christians must be killed according to the Islamic law.

Praise the LORD.... but pass the ammunition. There is Biblical precedent for defending yourself while doing the Lord's work - when the returning Israelites were rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem, half were on work detail while the other half pulled security.

[fatidic]

So why doesn't Bush give material support to the Christians in Somalia and the Sudan to help stop the slaughter of defenseless Christians? When will conservatives open their eyes to the misguided policies of Bush and quite making excuses for his excesses?