Special for WardheerNews By Hassan M. Abukar Shaikh Hassan Dahir Aweys, one of the leaders of Al-Shabab, confirmed that the American jihadist, Omar Hammami, is still alive. In an interview with Somali Channel TV on May 16, Aweys stated that Hammami was wounded and on the run. He lashed out at an unnamed senior Al-Shabab...
By Randy Furst Prosecutors sought longest prison sentences for Kamal Said Hassan and Mahamud Said Omar for their roles in the “pipeline” that sent young men to fight in Somalia. Kamal Said Hassan will serve 10 years in prison for his role in the “Minnesota pipeline” that carried young men to Somali to fight in...
From Nima Elbagir, CNN Editor’s note: CNN correspondent Nima Elbagir, has been reporting on Somalia since 2006. Last week she was given a rare interview with the president and rode with his security convoy as he visited a militant stronghold on the outskirts of the capital, Mogadishu, in defiance of the continuing threats on his life. Mogadishu (CNN) —...
By Rohit Kachroo and Keir Simmons, NBC News Somalia has long been defined by terrorism, famine, and piracy. But as the United States this week pledged another $40 million towards its recovery, Somalia’s leaders said the country had finally turned a corner in the fight against the al Qaeda-linked militant group, al-Shabab. “A bright future...
By Lawrence Budd Staff Writer A woman who grew up in Warren County, was kidnapped in Somalia and rescued by the same Navy Seal team that got Osama Bin Laden, will be profiled Sunday on the 60 Minutes TV show. For the first time, Jessica Buchanan will share her thoughts on being rescued after 93...
Several years ago, Somalia’s Al-Qaeda affiliate, Al-Shabab, was the first jihadi group to use Twitter to transmit its messages. These days, it is on that same social networking medium that the group’s dirty laundry is being aired. In a span of three weeks in April, Ibrahim Al-Afghani, one of the top leaders of Al-Shabab and...
By Joe Stephens and Justin Jouvenal An Army reservist and Iraq veteran who works as a cabdriver says a passenger he picked up early Friday at a Northern Virginia country club accused him of being a terrorist because he is Muslim, then fractured his jaw in an attack being described by Islamic activists as a hate crime. Mohamed...
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Dr. Hawa Abdi built medical complex, stared down militants in her lifelong quest to help her homeland, Somalia. She visits Toronto this week. By: Michelle Shephard The other guests at the swanky downtown Toronto hotel do not realize they have a celebrity in their midst. Not that Somalia’s Dr. Hawa Abdi would consider herself a celebrity,...
By: Michelle Shephard Somali and Canadian security forces are probing whether a former York University student was part of a team of suicide bombers who attacked Mogadishu on Sunday, shattering the capital’s calm and killing and injuring dozens. Intelligence, police and government sources in Mogadishu and Ottawa told the Star that they were investigating reports that...