Gathering of al-Shabaab fighters

(1 Jan 2010) 1. Various of Al-Shabaab Islamic militants at gathering after completing military training 2. SOUNDBITE (Somali) Sheikh Mukhtar Robow Abu Mansur, Senior Al-Shabaab Official: "We are ready to send fighters to Yemen to help our brothers there fighting against the Yemeni government. I am calling on members in the Arabian peninsula to go to Yemen and join the holy war." 3. Various of Al-Shabaab militants 4. SOUNDBITE (Somali) Sheikh Fuad Mohamed Khalaf, Al-Shabaab Official: "The United Nations has become a tool for infidels, so we urge our fighters to dismantle it, and wage war against it. God willing, we shall win over it because they are siding with America." 5. Various of Al-Shabaab militants STORYLINE: An Islamic militant group in Somalia said on Friday they are ready to send "fighters" to Yemen in order to fight "against the Yemeni government". "We are ready to send fighters to Yemen to help our brothers there fighting against the Yemeni government," said Sheikh Mukhtar Robow Abu Mansur, a senior official with the Al-Shabaab group. "I am calling on members in the Arabian peninsula to go to Yemen and join the holy war," he also said. He was speaking in Mogadishu at a gathering of militants after they completed military training. Meanwhile, another Al-Shabaab official called on militants to "wage war" against the United Nations. "The United Nations has become a tool for infidels, so we urge our fighters to dismantle it, and wage war against it. God willing, we shall win over it because they are siding with America," said Sheikh Fuad Mohamed Khalaf. Al-Shebaab are fighting against the Somali transitional government and claim they are allies of al-Qaeda. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   #al-Shabaab #fighters You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...