Al Qaeda-linked insurgents al Shabaab commander Sheik Fuad Mohamed Khalaf speaks during a ceremony in Afgoi
Al Qaeda-linked insurgents al Shabaab commander Sheik Fuad Mohamed Khalaf speaks during a ceremony celebrating their merger with Somali rebel group Hizbul Islam in Afgoi, 30 km (19 miles) south of Mogadishu, December 27, 2010. The leader of Somali rebel group Hizbul Islam said on Monday he backed the decision to join up with al Shabaab in their bid to topple the Horn of Africa country’s besieged government. REUTERS/Feisal Omar (SOMALIA – Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)
