Ibrahim Haji Jama Mee'aad
| Ibrahim al-Afghani | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Died | 20 June 2013 Barawa, Somalia |
| Political party | Al-Shabaab |
| Religion | Islam |
Ibrahim al-Afghani also known as Ibrahim Haji Jama Mee'aad was a prominent member of Somalia's Al-Shabaab, an insurgent group fighting Somalia's Transitional Federal Government. He hailed from the Sacad Muse sub-clan of Isaaq. Like former emir Moktar Ali Zubeyr (Abdi "Godane"), Al-Afghani hailed from Somalia's North-Western separatist region of Somaliland and belonged to Somaliland's Northern Isaaq clan.
Afghani formerly held positions as the first deputy leader of Al-Shabaab and in charge of finance,[1] and headed of al-Shabaab's Kisimayo administration.[2]
He was rumored to have been killed in a Predator drone attack on an al-Shabaab training camp south of Kismayo, Somalia on 25 June 2011,[3] but he survived and was reported to have resigned from Al-Shabaab in December 2011.[4] In April 2013, a letter was circulated on extremist websites reportedly penned by Afghani to Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, criticising Godane's leadership. On 29 June 2013, al-Shabab announced that they had killed Afghani during a gun battle on 20 June 2013 when he resisted arrest, but family members, including Afghani's sister, said that he had been arrested and then executed.[5]
References
- ↑ http://sunatimes.com/view.php?id=392
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ "Senior Shabaab commander rumored to have been killed in Somalia" Long War Journal July 9, 2011, accessed July 9, 2011
- ↑ http://www.somaliareport.com/index.php/post/2281 accessed 6 March 2012
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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