We might have to start a hashtag for #goatsaresexy. Note: Here’s the Twitter feed.
(BBC) — Somalia’s militant Islamist group al-Shabab has launched an account on the micro-blogging site Twitter.
The feed has attracted dozens of followers since it was created on Wednesday.
The account might be an attempt by al-Shabab to counter Kenya’s military spokesman, Maj Emmanuel Chirchir, who regularly tweets about operations in Somalia.
Kenya sent troops into Somalia in October to fight the militants.
Its parliament voted on Wednesday to integrate the troops into the 9,000-strong African Union (AU) force backing Somalia’s weak interim government.
Al-Shabab — which means The Youth in Arabic — controls most of southern and central Somalia.
The first al-Shabab tweet was a koranic phrase in Arabic, meaning “In the name of God, the most gracious, the most merciful”.
After that, al-Shabab switched to English and got down to the serious business of military propaganda.
There was also a tweet referring to the need for Somali government soldiers to sober up, accusing them of being intoxicated by the narcotic leaf, khat, which has been banned by al-Shabab.