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He is believed to be in his forties and is a member of the [[Dir (clan)|Bajimaal]] section of the [[Dir (clan)|Dir clan]] from the [[Kismayo]] region of Somalia.<ref name="rewardsforjustice.net"/> |
He is believed to be in his forties and is a member of the [[Dir (clan)|Bajimaal]] section of the [[Dir (clan)|Dir clan]] from the [[Kismayo]] region of Somalia.<ref name="rewardsforjustice.net"/> |
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Ahmed Diriye became the leader of al-Shabaab following the death of the group's former leader, Ahmed Abdi Godane, in September 2014. Prior to replacing Godane, Diriye served in several positions within al-Shabaab, including as Godane's assistant, the deputy governor of [[Lower Juba]] region in 2008, and al-Shabaab's governor of [[Bay, Somalia|Bay]] and [[Bakool]] regions in 2009. By 2013, he was a senior adviser to Godane, and served in al-Shabaab's "Interior Department," where he oversaw the group's domestic activity. He shares Godane's vision for al-Shabaab's terrorist attacks in Somalia as an element of al-Qa’ida's greater global aspirations.<ref name="Segnn2">{{cite web|title=Terrorist Designations of Ahmed Diriye and Mahad Karate|url=https://www.state.gov/j/ct/rls/other/des/266532.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203085034/https://www.state.gov/j/ct/rls/other/des/266532.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 February 2017|accessdate=5 February 2019|agency=U.S. Department of State|date=21 April 2015}}</ref> |
Ahmed Diriye became the leader of al-Shabaab following the death of the group's former leader, [[Ahmed Abdi Godane]], in September 2014. Prior to replacing Godane, Diriye served in several positions within al-Shabaab, including as Godane's assistant, the deputy governor of [[Lower Juba]] region in 2008, and al-Shabaab's governor of [[Bay, Somalia|Bay]] and [[Bakool]] regions in 2009. By 2013, he was a senior adviser to Godane, and served in al-Shabaab's "Interior Department," where he oversaw the group's domestic activity. He shares Godane's vision for al-Shabaab's terrorist attacks in Somalia as an element of al-Qa’ida's greater global aspirations.<ref name="Segnn2">{{cite web|title=Terrorist Designations of Ahmed Diriye and Mahad Karate|url=https://www.state.gov/j/ct/rls/other/des/266532.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203085034/https://www.state.gov/j/ct/rls/other/des/266532.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 February 2017|accessdate=5 February 2019|agency=U.S. Department of State|date=21 April 2015}}</ref> |
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He was named Al-Shabaab leader in September 2014, after Godane was killed by a U.S. airstrike.<ref name="Segnnl">{{cite news|title=Somalia Extremist Group Names New Leader|url=https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2014/09/06/world/africa/ap-af-somalia-us-attack.html?_r=0|accessdate=23 April 2015|agency=Associated Press|date=6 September 2014}}</ref> |
He was named Al-Shabaab leader in September 2014, after Godane was killed by a U.S. airstrike.<ref name="Segnnl">{{cite news|title=Somalia Extremist Group Names New Leader|url=https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2014/09/06/world/africa/ap-af-somalia-us-attack.html?_r=0|accessdate=23 April 2015|agency=Associated Press|date=6 September 2014}}</ref> [[Al-Qaeda]] leader [[Ayman al-Zawahiri]] expressed condolences for the death of Godane and accepted the oath of loyalty offered by Abu Ubaidah.<ref>{{cite book |title=Inside al-Shabaab : the secret history of al-Qaeda's most powerful ally |isbn=0253037514 |page=268}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 20:14, 28 June 2020
Ahmed Umar أحمد عمر | |
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Born | Ahmed Umar 1972 (age 51–52) |
Nationality | Somalian |
Other names | Sheikh Ahmed Umar Abu Ubaidah, Sheikh Omar Abu Ubaidaha, Sheikh Ahmed Umar, Sheikh Mahad Omar Abdikarim, Abu Ubaidah, Abu Diriye, Diriye |
Known for | Emir of Al-Shabaab |
Ahmed Umar (Somali: Axmed Cumar, Arabic: أحمد عمر), also known as Ahmed Diriye and Abu Ubaidah, is the Emir of the Somalia-based Islamist group Al-Shabaab. He was listed by the U.S. State Department as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist in April 2015. He has a bounty of $6,000,000 on his head from the Rewards for Justice Program.[1]
History
Ahmed Umar was born in 1972 in Luq, Gedo,[2] or in Kismayo, Lower Juba.[1]
He is believed to be in his forties and is a member of the Bajimaal section of the Dir clan from the Kismayo region of Somalia.[1]
Ahmed Diriye became the leader of al-Shabaab following the death of the group's former leader, Ahmed Abdi Godane, in September 2014. Prior to replacing Godane, Diriye served in several positions within al-Shabaab, including as Godane's assistant, the deputy governor of Lower Juba region in 2008, and al-Shabaab's governor of Bay and Bakool regions in 2009. By 2013, he was a senior adviser to Godane, and served in al-Shabaab's "Interior Department," where he oversaw the group's domestic activity. He shares Godane's vision for al-Shabaab's terrorist attacks in Somalia as an element of al-Qa’ida's greater global aspirations.[3]
He was named Al-Shabaab leader in September 2014, after Godane was killed by a U.S. airstrike.[4] Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri expressed condolences for the death of Godane and accepted the oath of loyalty offered by Abu Ubaidah.[5]
References
- ^ a b c "Abu Ubaidah (Direye) - Wanted". Rewards for Justice. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ Goldman, David (20 June 2016). "Sheikh Ahmed Umar Abu Ubaidah Aka Ahmed Diriye; Al-Shabaab's Indifferent Takfiri Emir". Strategic Intelligence. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ "Terrorist Designations of Ahmed Diriye and Mahad Karate". U.S. Department of State. 21 April 2015. Archived from the original on 3 February 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ "Somalia Extremist Group Names New Leader". Associated Press. 6 September 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ^ Inside al-Shabaab : the secret history of al-Qaeda's most powerful ally. p. 268. ISBN 0253037514.