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The Life And Death Of Al-Shabaab Leader Ahmed Godane

Exploring the life & death of Ahmed Abdi Godane, former leader of #AlShabaab. From his rise to power to his demise in a 2014 #US drone strike, learn about the impact of his leadership on the region's instability. #Somalia, #Somaliland, #Kenya

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According to Mogadishu Times the former militant was allowed to visit his family , a move that is completely opposite his years of incommunicado captivity.

This change by NISA comes a few days after former Somalia president Farmajo lost in elections thus relinquished power to his successor Hasan Sheikh Mahmud.

Mukhtar Robow is a co-founder and former deputy leader of Al-Shabaab in Somalia. Robow reportedly left the group in 2013 after disagreements with the group’s now-deceased leader Ahmed Abdi Godane. In August of 2017, Robow surrendered to Somali authorities.* In late 2018, Robow attempted to run for president of Somalia’s South West state before being arrested by Somali’s federal government [...]

The incommunicado in detention .of Robow came to the public limelight following a confidential interview with VOA Somali Service six months ago, when he informed that he had been denied access to his family since his arrest.

The VOA exposure of December last year prompted the Somalia security minister demand that NISA provide information on Mukhtar Robow’s condition within 24 hours. [...]

According to the then led President Farmajo Somalia federal government Mukhtar Robow had not met amnesty requirements for defecting Al-Shabaab militants and could not run in the South West presidential election. Thence subsequent arrest and detention with out trial.

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Public outrage deters Al-Shabaab more than counter-terror efforts. Here's why

Public outrage deters Al-Shabaab more than counter-terror efforts. Here’s why

Hundreds gather for prayer at the scene of a massive truck bomb attack in Mogadishu in October 2017, the deadliest to hit conflict-torn Somalia.

Mohammed Ibrahim Shire, University of Portsmouth

In September 2014, a US drone strike killed Al-Shabaab’s most influential leader, Ahmed Abdi Godane. The immediate assumption was that Godane’s death would weakenthe group and reduce its capacity to carry…

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Public outrage deters Al-Shabaab more than counter-terror efforts. Here’s why

Public outrage deters Al-Shabaab more than counter-terror efforts. Here’s why

Hundreds gather for prayer at the scene of a massive truck bomb attack in Mogadishu in October 2017, the deadliest to hit conflict-torn Somalia.

In September 2014, a US drone strike killed Al-Shabaab’s most influential leader, Ahmed Abdi Godane. The immediate assumption was that Godane’s death would weaken the group and reduce its capacity to carry out further terrorist activities.

Al-Shabaab,…

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Somalia: Public Outrage Deters Al-Shabaab More Than Counter-Terror Efforts. Here's Why

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Somalia: Public Outrage Deters Al-Shabaab More Than Counter-Terror Efforts. Here's Why

[The Conversation] In September 2014, a US drone strike killed Al-Shabaab's most influential leader, Ahmed Abdi Godane. The immediate assumption was that Godane's death would weaken the group and reduce its capacity to carry out further terrorist activities.

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1 U.S. Soldier Is Killed and 4 Are Wounded in Somalia Firefight

Defense Department officials initially said that Somali government troops had led that operation, and the Shabab militants had attacked American forces that were hanging back. But American military leaders later acknowledged that the Navy SEALs were operating alongside the Somali military when they launched the raid.

In October, an ambush in Niger killed four American soldiers, their interpreter and four Nigerien troops. That attack has opened a debate in Washington over the American military mission in Africa. The Pentagon has carefully monitored the spread of radical Islamic jihad across Africa but insisted that American troops are there to train and team up with local forces, not necessarily to fight.

Over the past year, American military officials have expressed new concerns about the Shabab, which was responsible for one of the deadliest terrorist attacks on African soil when it struck a popular mall in 2013 in Nairobi, Kenya. Officials worry the extremist group is in the middle of a resurgence after losing much of the territory it once held in Somalia and many of its fighters in the last several years.

In September 2014, American officials said they believed a drone strike crippled the group by killing its leader, Ahmed Abdi Godane, who at the time was one of the most wanted men in Africa. Another strike followed in March 2015, when Adan Garar, a senior member of the Shabab, was killed in his vehicle.

But the Shabab no longer appears to be crippled by the deaths of Mr. Godane and Mr. Garar. In the past two months, Shabab militants have claimed responsibility for attacks that have killed more than 150 people, including Kenyan soldiers stationed at a remote desert outpost and beachcombers in Mogadishu.

Two months ago, the group carried out multiple coordinated attacks against African Union peacekeeping forces, killing dozens of Ugandan soldiers.

On Monday, The New York Times reported that a sweeping Pentagon review of elite United States commando missions is likely to result in a sharp cut — by as much as half over the next three years — in Special Operations forces in Africa.

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1 U.S. Soldier Is Killed and 4 Are Wounded in Somalia Firefight

Defense Department officials initially said that Somali government troops had led that operation, and the Shabab militants had attacked American forces that were hanging back. But American military leaders later acknowledged that the Navy SEALs were operating alongside the Somali military when they launched the raid.

In October, an ambush in Niger killed four American soldiers, their interpreter and four Nigerien troops. That attack has opened a debate in Washington over the American military mission in Africa. The Pentagon has carefully monitored the spread of radical Islamic jihad across Africa but insisted that American troops are there to train and team up with local forces, not necessarily to fight.

Over the past year, American military officials have expressed new concerns about the Shabab, which was responsible for one of the deadliest terrorist attacks on African soil when it struck a popular mall in 2013 in Nairobi, Kenya. Officials worry the extremist group is in the middle of a resurgence after losing much of the territory it once held in Somalia and many of its fighters in the last several years.

In September 2014, American officials said they believed a drone strike crippled the group by killing its leader, Ahmed Abdi Godane, who at the time was one of the most wanted men in Africa. Another strike followed in March 2015, when Adan Garar, a senior member of the Shabab, was killed in his vehicle.

But the Shabab no longer appears to be crippled by the deaths of Mr. Godane and Mr. Garar. In the past two months, Shabab militants have claimed responsibility for attacks that have killed more than 150 people, including Kenyan soldiers stationed at a remote desert outpost and beachcombers in Mogadishu.

Two months ago, the group carried out multiple coordinated attacks against African Union peacekeeping forces, killing dozens of Ugandan soldiers.

On Monday, The New York Times reported that a sweeping Pentagon review of elite United States commando missions is likely to result in a sharp cut — by as much as half over the next three years — in Special Operations forces in Africa.

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1 U.S. Soldier Is Killed and 4 Are Wounded in Somalia Firefight

Defense Department officials initially said that Somali government troops had led that operation, and the Shabab militants had attacked American forces that were hanging back. But American military leaders later acknowledged that the Navy SEALs were operating alongside the Somali military when they launched the raid.

In October, an ambush in Niger killed four American soldiers, their interpreter and four Nigerien troops. That attack has opened a debate in Washington over the American military mission in Africa. The Pentagon has carefully monitored the spread of radical Islamic jihad across Africa but insisted that American troops are there to train and team up with local forces, not necessarily to fight.

Over the past year, American military officials have expressed new concerns about the Shabab, which was responsible for one of the deadliest terrorist attacks on African soil when it struck a popular mall in 2013 in Nairobi, Kenya. Officials worry the extremist group is in the middle of a resurgence after losing much of the territory it once held in Somalia and many of its fighters in the last several years.

In September 2014, American officials said they believed a drone strike crippled the group by killing its leader, Ahmed Abdi Godane, who at the time was one of the most wanted men in Africa. Another strike followed in March 2015, when Adan Garar, a senior member of the Shabab, was killed in his vehicle.

But the Shabab no longer appears to be crippled by the deaths of Mr. Godane and Mr. Garar. In the past two months, Shabab militants have claimed responsibility for attacks that have killed more than 150 people, including Kenyan soldiers stationed at a remote desert outpost and beachcombers in Mogadishu.

Two months ago, the group carried out multiple coordinated attacks against African Union peacekeeping forces, killing dozens of Ugandan soldiers.

On Monday, The New York Times reported that a sweeping Pentagon review of elite United States commando missions is likely to result in a sharp cut — by as much as half over the next three years — in Special Operations forces in Africa.

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U.S. Unseals Indictment Against American Serving As Top Shabaab Figure

U.S. Unseals Indictment Against American Serving As Top Shabaab Figure

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1 U.S. Soldier Is Killed and 4 Are Wounded in Somalia Firefight

Defense Department officials initially said that Somali government troops had led that operation, and the Shabab militants had attacked American forces that were hanging back. But American military leaders later acknowledged that the Navy SEALs were operating alongside the Somali military when they launched the raid.

In October, an ambush in Niger killed four American soldiers, their interpreter and four Nigerien troops. That attack has opened a debate in Washington over the American military mission in Africa. The Pentagon has carefully monitored the spread of radical Islamic jihad across Africa but insisted that American troops are there to train and team up with local forces, not necessarily to fight.

Over the past year, American military officials have expressed new concerns about the Shabab, which was responsible for one of the deadliest terrorist attacks on African soil when it struck a popular mall in 2013 in Nairobi, Kenya. Officials worry the extremist group is in the middle of a resurgence after losing much of the territory it once held in Somalia and many of its fighters in the last several years.

In September 2014, American officials said they believed a drone strike crippled the group by killing its leader, Ahmed Abdi Godane, who at the time was one of the most wanted men in Africa. Another strike followed in March 2015, when Adan Garar, a senior member of the Shabab, was killed in his vehicle.

But the Shabab no longer appears to be crippled by the deaths of Mr. Godane and Mr. Garar. In the past two months, Shabab militants have claimed responsibility for attacks that have killed more than 150 people, including Kenyan soldiers stationed at a remote desert outpost and beachcombers in Mogadishu.

Two months ago, the group carried out multiple coordinated attacks against African Union peacekeeping forces, killing dozens of Ugandan soldiers.

On Monday, The New York Times reported that a sweeping Pentagon review of elite United States commando missions is likely to result in a sharp cut — by as much as half over the next three years — in Special Operations forces in Africa.

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1 U.S. Soldier Is Killed and 4 Are Wounded in Somalia Firefight

Defense Department officials initially said that Somali government troops had led that operation, and the Shabab militants had attacked American forces that were hanging back. But American military leaders later acknowledged that the Navy SEALs were operating alongside the Somali military when they launched the raid.

In October, an ambush in Niger killed four American soldiers, their interpreter and four Nigerien troops. That attack has opened a debate in Washington over the American military mission in Africa. The Pentagon has carefully monitored the spread of radical Islamic jihad across Africa but insisted that American troops are there to train and team up with local forces, not necessarily to fight.

Over the past year, American military officials have expressed new concerns about the Shabab, which was responsible for one of the deadliest terrorist attacks on African soil when it struck a popular mall in 2013 in Nairobi, Kenya. Officials worry the extremist group is in the middle of a resurgence after losing much of the territory it once held in Somalia and many of its fighters in the last several years.

In September 2014, American officials said they believed a drone strike crippled the group by killing its leader, Ahmed Abdi Godane, who at the time was one of the most wanted men in Africa. Another strike followed in March 2015, when Adan Garar, a senior member of the Shabab, was killed in his vehicle.

But the Shabab no longer appears to be crippled by the deaths of Mr. Godane and Mr. Garar. In the past two months, Shabab militants have claimed responsibility for attacks that have killed more than 150 people, including Kenyan soldiers stationed at a remote desert outpost and beachcombers in Mogadishu.

Two months ago, the group carried out multiple coordinated attacks against African Union peacekeeping forces, killing dozens of Ugandan soldiers.

On Monday, The New York Times reported that a sweeping Pentagon review of elite United States commando missions is likely to result in a sharp cut — by as much as half over the next three years — in Special Operations forces in Africa.

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Al-Shabaab profie

T' group has also take ta Twitt'r whar it engages n' reglar spats wit spokesmun fer t'Kenyun gummint, which late las year invadet Somalia. “We bleev thar air a substanshul numb'r o'Brits involvet n' al-Shabaab,” Abdullahi Boru Halakhe, Hernof Afrikie Analeest fer t'Internatyunal...

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Somalia's Shebab wounded but dangerous, unpredictable | Agence France-Presse

The US missiles that smashed into Somalia's Islamist chief this week ended the life of the one of the world's most wanted men, but not the danger of his Shebab insurgents, analysts warn.

Ahmed Abdi Godane, declared dead by the United States after an air strike earlier this week, was a ruthless kingpin of Al-Qaeda's main African affiliate.

As he had purged potential rivals, there is no clear leader for the fighters, although the Shebab have survived before: Godane himself took power after the last Shebab chief was also slain in a US missile strike in 2008.

"Removing him will significantly weaken the Shebab, at least in the short term," said Cedric Barnes of the International Crisis Group.

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A suicide bomber from Somalia's Shebab insurgents killed at least 12 people and wounded 27 others Monday by ramming a vehicle packed with explosives into a convoy of African Union troops, officials said. The attack, the latest in a string of killings, comes exactly one week after a US airstrike killed the chief of the Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab rebels, Ahmed Abdi Godane, prompting threats of retaliation from the extremists. "The car packed with explosives hit one of the armoured trucks... 12 civilians in a minibus were killed, and 27 others were wounded," local governor Adukadir Mohamed Sidi told AFP. Two soldiers from the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) were wounded in the attack, Sidi added. Source: AFP

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Mogadishu, Somalia, June 26, 2017 (Saxafi) – Kooxda Al-Shabaab ee ka dagaalanta dalka Somalia, ayaa markii ugu horeysay faafisay Muqaalka hoggamiyahoogii Axmed Cabdi Godane “Mukhtaar Abu Zubeyr”,

kaas oo bishii September ee sannadkii 2014 ay dawladda Maraykanku sheegtay inay ku dishay weerar cirka ah ku dishay, kadib markii diyaaradaheedu weerareen goob waxyar u jirta duleedka Baraawe oo ka tirsan gobolka Shabeelada Hoose ee dalka Somalia.

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Muqaalkan oo ah mid fiidyow ah, baahisayna waaxda warbaahinta u xilsaaran Al-Shabaab ee la yidhaahdo Al-Kataib, ayaa ah dhokumentari lagaga waramay taariikhdii hoggaamiyihii Al-Shabaab iyo doorkiisii suuggaaneed, waxaanu soconayaa muddo ay saacad iyo afar iyo labaatan daqiiqadood.

Filimka oo loogu magacdaray Masiirka Sugnaanta ayaa laga hadlayaa halgankii iyo taariikhdii Mukhtaar Abuu Zubeyr, taas oo noqonaysa markii ugu horreysay ee la muujiyo wejiga Axmed Cabdi Godane Hoggaamiyihii hore ee Al Shabaab.

Halkan Riix Si Aad u soo rogoto Muuqaalka Filimka Al-Shabaab ku soo bandhigtay Taariikhda Hoggaamiyahoodii Abu Zubeyr

Al-Shabaab Oo Markii Ugu Horeysay Baahisay Muuqaalka Hoggaamiyahoodii Hore Ee Axmed Cabdi Godane “Abu Zubeyr” Mogadishu, Somalia, June 26, 2017 (Saxafi) – Kooxda Al-Shabaab ee ka dagaalanta dalka Somalia, ayaa markii ugu horeysay faafisay Muqaalka hoggamiyahoogii Axmed Cabdi Godane “Mukhtaar Abu Zubeyr”,