The move has been embraced by some insurgents, but rejected by the hard-line Shabab.

VOA: standard.2009.03.16

Solo is considered a stronghold for hard-line Islamist groups.

VOA: standard.2009.09.17

Sources in Mogadishu tell VOA that there are reports that some members of a hard-line Islamist insurgent group called Hisbul Islam arranged for the release of Obriere in exchange for a ransom.

VOA: standard.2009.08.26

The hard-line Pakistani religious leader, Sufi Mohammad, went missing three months ago when the military launched a major offensive to flush out Taliban militants from the northwestern valley of Swat and several neighboring districts.

VOA: standard.2009.07.26