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The Hizbul Islam leader Hassan Dahir Aweys said the GBC station must serve Islam
Somali journalists have walked out of a radio station recently seized by Islamists in the capital, Mogadishu.
The staff at GBC said they refused to take orders from Hizbul Islam militants as it infringed free expression.
Previously, Hizbul Islam had allowed private radios to operate in their territory, only banning music, which they regard as unIslamic.
Meanwhile, there has been heavy fighting in the capital ahead of crisis summit on Somalia at the UN.
</div> UN chief Ban Ki-moon called for the meeting in New York to discuss the deepening political and security crisis.
Earlier this week, the prime minister resigned from the weak UN-backed transitional government led by moderate Islamist President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed.
The government, backed by a 6,000-strong African Union force, controls only small parts of the capital.
The BBC's Mohammed Olad Hassan in the city says 19 people have been killed in the clashes that began on Thursday morning.
Some 68 people have also been injured as government soldiers, aided by African peacekeepers, battled Islamist militants in northern and southern Mogadishu.
There has also been heavy shelling into the central Bakara market.
Correspondents say radio stations provide a vital source of information for Mogadishu residents, who need to be constantly updated on which areas are unsafe.
Hizbul Islam and the al-Shabab group between them control much of south and central Somalia.
This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
The Hizbul Islam leader Hassan Dahir Aweys said the GBC station must serve Islam Somali journalists have walked out of a radio station recently seized by Islamists in the capital, Mogadishu.
The staff at GBC said they refused to take orders from Hizbul Islam militants as it infringed free expression.
Previously, Hizbul Islam had allowed private radios to operate in their territory, only banning music, which they regard as unIslamic.
Meanwhile, there has been heavy fighting in the capital ahead of crisis summit on Somalia at the UN.
</div> UN chief Ban Ki-moon called for the meeting in New York to discuss the deepening political and security crisis.
Earlier this week, the prime minister resigned from the weak UN-backed transitional government led by moderate Islamist President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed.
The government, backed by a 6,000-strong African Union force, controls only small parts of the capital.
The BBC's Mohammed Olad Hassan in the city says 19 people have been killed in the clashes that began on Thursday morning.
Some 68 people have also been injured as government soldiers, aided by African peacekeepers, battled Islamist militants in northern and southern Mogadishu.
There has also been heavy shelling into the central Bakara market.
Correspondents say radio stations provide a vital source of information for Mogadishu residents, who need to be constantly updated on which areas are unsafe.
Hizbul Islam and the al-Shabab group between them control much of south and central Somalia.
This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.