Captain24 wrote:Murax, of course the Puntland government support them, as they consider them a shield from Al-shabab, but the again a lot of Majertens inside Somalia and in diaspora are part of Xisbul Islam and Al-shabab
Majerteen abroad and probably in Somalia are big Itixaadi/Shababi etc. type folks, them and Marexaan. You remember How Itixaad picked up steam so quickly in Puntland. Once they passed Dhusamareeb all they would have to do is say We're opening a Shariah court in Galkacyo and they would walk right in. What I meant is while the Shacab are Pro Shabab, the maamul of Puntland obviously isn't. The thing in Galgudud though is the people there want nothing to do with Shabab. I heard in from this Marehan dude in Caabudwaaq the people fighting for Ahlu Sunnah, in Galgudud really beleive that Shabab are kuffar and that if they die they'll go to Jennah, and Shabab think the same thing. Thats Why they've been routed in Galgudud because they have no shacbi support. That and the fact that while Galgudud don't have real maamuls per se, they don't have a lot of insecurity, have qabil type maamuls and have a lot of lifestock and are doing okay so they don't have the need for Shabab.