Somali jihadists focus on banning women's sports rather than famine
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Locked into battle: Somali President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed (Source: Reuters)
By James M. Dorsey
While Al Qaeda is projecting a kinder, gentler image by distributing aid to famine victims, its local Somali affiliate, the Al Shabab, are ensuring strict adherence to a five-year old ban on women's sports.The emphasis on women constitutes an expanded enforcement…