Thursday, May 21, 2009

Report: Shabaab leader wounded in Mogadishu explosion

Al-Shabab leader Abdi Godane also named Sheik Mokhtar Abu-Zubeyr in the middle
Garowe Online. Another source, Waaga Cusub, a Toronto-based Somali website aligned with the Hawiye clan in Mogadishu, speculated that Mohamed may have been killed, although the report has not been confirmed.
Eleven Shabaab fighters and three or four "foreign fighters" were killed in the incident. One report indicated that three Pakistanis were among those killed. After the incident, Shabaab fighters i
The leader of Al Shabaab is reported to have been wounded and possibly killed in what appears to be an accidental explosion at a safe house outside Mogadishu.
Ahmed Abdi Aw Mohamed, the reclusive spiritual leader of the radical al Qaeda-linked terror group, was seriously wounded in the explosion on May 17. He is reportedly being treated at a hospital in northern Mogadishu, according to mmediately cordoned the home and prevented witnesses from getting near the site, making confirmation difficult.
Mohamed, who is also known as Sheikh Mukhtar Abu Zubayr and Godane, is reported to have been hosting a meeting of senior Shabaab commanders when the explosion occurred. No other senior leaders have been reported killed or wounded.
The cause of the explosion is unknown. One witness told Waaga Cusub that "missiles" struck the safe house. No US airstrike has been reported in the region. US officials contacted by The Long War Journal would not comment on the reports of a potential strike. The US has carried out several strikes against al Qaeda and Shabaab leaders since early 2007...more..http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2009/05/report_shabaab_leade.php
We Broke The Story dude, Days Ago,
Blast kills 17, including 'foreign fighters,"Predator drones kills Top 'Terrorist Al-Shabab leader Abdi Godane also named Sheik Mokhtar Abu-Zubeyr

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