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Al-Shabaab leader arrested at Baidoa airport after a tip-off.
The Southwest regional security forces nabbed a senior al-Shabaab  ...... the personification of Somali state failure...commander at Baidoa’s Shaati Gaduud airport after a tip-off from the intelligence service. Officials say Omar Mohammed Ismail alias "Nor" was trying to board a flight to Mogadishu at the time of his arrest. He was handed over to the relevant security agencies for questioning. Nor during an interview said he was a Koranic teacher before joining al-Shabaab following a brainwashing by a close relative within the group, which is an ally of al-Qaeda in East Africa. The detained commander said he came from Jilib town in the Middle Jubba region, which serves as the main al-Shabaab headquarters in southern Somalia, where he was trained. Related: Baidoa: 2023-08-03 160 Al-shabaab militants killed in separate operations in the Southwest and Hirshabelle states over the past week Baidoa: 2023-07-27 Somali Govt confirms foreign fighters among 25 killed in repelled attack Baidoa: 2023-07-27 Over 60 Al-Shabaab militants killed in joint op by SNA supported by local residents at El-Dhun Adegow in Bay region Posted by: trailing wife 2023-09-12 |
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