The Shabab is also backed by fighters from the Hawiye clan and by hungry young freelance gunmen who represent Somalia's huge lost generation.

同样，沙巴布的支持者还有哈维耶族的战士与年轻饥饿的自由枪手，这些人代表索马里数量巨大的失落的一代。

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Hawiye elders and clerics have urged President Sharif to quickly implement Islamic law in southern and central Somalia.

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In 2007 and 2008, the Hawiye Tradition and Unity Council endorsed al-Shabab and other opposition groups fighting a bloody insurgency against Somalia's Ethiopia-backed secular government.

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Earlier this week,a group representing Mogadishu's dominant Hawiye clan said that al-Shabab militants had sent death threats to clan elders for participating in peace and reconciliation efforts with Somalia's interim government.

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But Mr Ali Mahdi and Mr Aideed are both from the same Hawiye clan.

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Like his predecessor, he hails from one of the four main clans, the Hawiye.

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