Abdirahman Janaqow | |
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Allegiance | Islamic Courts Union |
Commands held | Deputy Chairman of the Islamic Courts Union |
Battles/wars | Operation Enduring Freedom |
Abdirahman Mahmud Farah Janaqow ( Somali: Cabdiraxmaan Maxamuud Faarax Janaqoow) is a Somali leader, and he was deputy chairman, and a member of the Islamic Courts Union of Somalia (ICU). [1] He and other leaders signed a capitulation of Mogadishu on 27 December 2006 after military losses. [2] However they continued military resistance to the south. Janaqaw was falsely reported to have been killed in a U.S. airstrike on 8 January 2007 in the Battle of Ras Kamboni. [3] He is a member of the Murusade clan. [3] He later served as the Minister of Justice for the Somali government.
Janaqow appeared as deputy of executive chairman for the ICU in the summer of 2006. [4] [5] On December 27, 2006 he evacuated Mogadishu and fled south, [2] saying "We decided to leave Mogadishu because of the safety of the civilians. We want to face our enemy and their stooges in a separate area, away from civilians." [6]
Abdirahman Janaqow | |
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Allegiance | Islamic Courts Union |
Commands held | Deputy Chairman of the Islamic Courts Union |
Battles/wars | Operation Enduring Freedom |
Abdirahman Mahmud Farah Janaqow ( Somali: Cabdiraxmaan Maxamuud Faarax Janaqoow) is a Somali leader, and he was deputy chairman, and a member of the Islamic Courts Union of Somalia (ICU). [1] He and other leaders signed a capitulation of Mogadishu on 27 December 2006 after military losses. [2] However they continued military resistance to the south. Janaqaw was falsely reported to have been killed in a U.S. airstrike on 8 January 2007 in the Battle of Ras Kamboni. [3] He is a member of the Murusade clan. [3] He later served as the Minister of Justice for the Somali government.
Janaqow appeared as deputy of executive chairman for the ICU in the summer of 2006. [4] [5] On December 27, 2006 he evacuated Mogadishu and fled south, [2] saying "We decided to leave Mogadishu because of the safety of the civilians. We want to face our enemy and their stooges in a separate area, away from civilians." [6]