In a fifteen-minute video message released on February 9, al-Shabaab leader Godane pledged allegiance to al-Qaeda and al-Zawahiri on behalf of al-Shabaab.

The US State Department designated al-Shabaab as a foreign terrorist organization in March 2008. Many of the group’s senior leaders and officials—including explosives experts, …

Dec 6, 2022 · Ahmed Diriye, also known as Ahmed Umar Abu Ubaidah, is the current leader of al-Shabaab. He was installed in 2014, after his predecessor, Ahmed Abdi Godane, was killed in …

The Profile of Al-Shabaab Emir, Ahmad Umar (Abu Ubaidah). Ahmad Umar, also known as Abu Ubaidah, is the current emir/leader of Al-Shabaab terrorist with its home-base in Somalia.

Ahmed Abdi Godane (Somali: Axmed Cabdi Godane; Arabic: أحمد عبدي جودان; 10 July 1977 – 1 September 2014), also known as Mukhtar Abu Zubair, was a Somali militant leader who was …

Al-Shabaab’s senior leaders remain affiliated with al-Qa‘ida. The merger of the two groups was publicly announced in February 2012 by the amir of al-Shabaab and Ayman al-Zawahiri, …

Dec 22, 2023 · Maalim Ayman, a senior leader of the Al-Shabaab militant group operating in Somalia and Kenya, was killed on December 17 by a joint military operation between the …

Dec 22, 2017 · Al-Shabab is currently led by Ahmad Umar, also known as Abu Ubaidah. The US has issued a $6m (£4.5m) reward for information leading to his capture. Al-Shabab wants IS to …

Yasir Jiis is an al-Shabaab leader and the commander of the armed wing, the Jabha, which conducts attack operations. Yusuf Ahmed Hajji Nurow, also known as Gees Ade, is the chief of...

Ahmad Diriye (Somali: Axmed Diriye, Arabic: أحمد ديري; born 1972), also known as Ahmad Umar or Abu Ubaidah al-Somali, is the Emir of Somalia’s Islamist militant group Al-Shabaab. Diriye …