Harsh War, Harsh Peace

In Somalia, al-Shabab, the Al Qaeda-linked militants, control much of the south of the country and the capital Mogadishu.

But people living in areas under their control face the full force of their iron hand.

They have not only banned musical ring tones, watching movies and soccer matches in public but last week they even banned school bells in the town of Jowhar.

Now a report just released by international human rights lobby group, Human Rights Watch, credits al-Shabab with having brought security to the areas they control but at a high price to civilians.

The author of the report entitled Harsh War, Harsh Peace is Chris Albin Lackey, on the line to Washington he told Akwasi Sarpong more about al-Shabab's rule.