Tag Archives: Hassan Dahir Aweys

UN Security Council Committee on Somalia and Eritrea adds one individual to list of individuals and entities

February 20, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

NEW YORK, February 20, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On 17 February 2012, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 751 (1992) and 1907 (2009) concerning Somalia and Eritrea added one individual to the list of individuals and entities subject … read more »

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Somalis, Kenyans hail al-Qaida mastermind’s death

June 12, 2011 by benim

MOGADISHU, Somalia – The killing of an al-Qaida mastermind who planned the devastating bombings of two U.S. embassies in Africa drew praise on Sunday from Kenyans and Somalis, while Somalia’s president showed documents linking the dead man to militants who … read more »

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Somalia: 17 dead in Mogadishu clashes, Aweys praises Al Shabaab

December 29, 2010 by benim

At least 17 people were killed in the Somali capital Mogadishu during Tuesday clashes, as Islamist leader Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys publicly declared his support for the merger of Al Shabaab and Hizbul Islam insurgent factions, Radio Garowe reports. Aweys … read more »

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Somalia rebel groups ‘merge’

December 25, 2010 by benim

The Islamic Party says merging with al-Shabab will create a stronger force against a weak government [Reuters] Somalia’s al-Qaeda linked al-Shabaab rebels, who have waged a three-year insurgency aiming to impose a strict form of Islamic law, merged this week with … read more »

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