The leader of Somalia's anti-government Hizbul Islam group has called for more attacks against African Union (AU) peacekeepers, a week after a deadly suicide bombing targeted troops at a military base. Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys said on Sunday: "We are calling our brothers in the fight against Muslim enemies to increase suicide bombings, which I believe is an acceptable tactic."
The former ally of Sharif Ahmed, the UN-backed Somali president, said during Eid prayers on the outskirts of the Somali capital, Mogadishu: "People should kill with everything, even knives."