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Mogadishu (Alshahid) – The insurgent group Alshabab had banned the BBC from operating in areas under their rule with effect from today, according to an order from the Alshabab’s information office in Mogadishu.

The order also bans local FM stations from broadcasting the BBC and VOA.

According to the order, Alshabab decided to ban the two media houses due to the bias reporting which encourages Somalis to be against the installation of an Islamic state in Somalia.

Alshabab also cited that BBC and VOA are owned by Britain and USA respectively and the two are leading the Zionist war against Islam.

The order calls for the local FMs to terminate their contract with the two broadcasters and hand over their equipments to Alshabab.

Alshabab had earlier on banned the World Food Program from operating in areas under their control.