The United States says the group is affiliated with the al Qaeda terrorist network , and the U.S. backed an Ethiopian invasion that drove the ICU from power in 2006 . They seized convoy in southwestern Somalia , let them go , abducted workers . Doctors without Borders has not yet released the names of those abducted . Attacks on aid workers are common in the region .
They seized convoy in southwestern Somalia , let them go , abducted workers . Doctors without Borders has not yet released the names of those abducted . Attacks on aid workers are common in the region .