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Al-Shabaab leader arrested at Baidoa airport after a tip-off.

2023-09-12

UPDATE: Al-Shabaab leader arrested at Baidoa airport after a tip-off. Officials say Omar Mohamed 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. https://t.co/mFa6mXOG31
— Shabelle Media Network (@ShabelleMedia) September 11, 2023

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.

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