#Ahmed Abdi Godane

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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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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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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”,

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Pemimpin kanan al-Shabab terbunuh

WASHINGTON, 6 September:

Amerika Syarikat mengesahkan, Ahmed Abdi Godane, pengasas kumpulan pemberontak Somalia, al- Shabab, maut dalam serangan udara yang dilancarkan minggu ini.

“Kami mengesahkan Ahmed Abdi, pengasas bersama al-Shabab terbunuh,” menurut Setiausaha Akhbar Pentagon, John Kirby, pada Jumaat.

Sekurang-kurangnya enam yang lain turut maut dalam serangan itu, selepas konvoi yang membawa Ahmed Abdi terkena serangan roket.

Ia berlaku berhampiran Barawe yang menjadi kubu kuat al-Shabab.

Ahmed Abdi yang juga dikenali sebagai Mukhtar Abu Zubeyr, berada dalam senarai lapan pengganas dikehendaki Washington.

Kematiannya dijangka memberi kesan besar terhadap kumpulan berkenaan.

Mengulas mengenai kematiannya, Presiden Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, menawarkan pengampunan kepada anggota al-Shabab.

“Saya maklumkan kepada anggota al-Shabab, Ahmed Abdi telah meninggal dunia dan sekarang peluang untuk semua anggota al-Shabab menyerah diri,” katanya dalam satu kenyataan.

Awal minggu ini, kerajaan Somalia memberi tempoh 45 hari kepada anggota kumpulan berkenaan untuk menerima pengampunan.

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The new leader of Somalia's Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab rebels is thought to be a devout and ruthless hardliner who was one of the most trusted lieutenants of the group's late chief, according to experts and analysts. The Shebab acknowledged in a statement on Saturday that Ahmed Abdi Godane, it's previous leader, had been killed in a US air strike on Monday. The Islamist group named Ahmad Umar, also known as Abu Ubaidah, as its new head. Very little is known about Abu Ubaidah, and a senior Shebab official only described him as having been very close to Godane, a hardliner who had overseen the group's transformation from local insurgency to major regional guerrilla threat. Source: AFP