Abdirahman Janaqow
Janaqow in a speech in Norway.
Allegiance Islamic Courts Union
Commands heldDeputy Chairman of the Islamic Courts Union
Battles/warsOperation 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.

Islamic Courts Union

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]

References

  1. ↑ Staff (16 November 2006) "Somali Islamists say UN report on arms embargo "shocking"" BBC Worldwide Monitoring
  2. 1 2 Farah, Mohamed Abdi (27 December 2007) "Somalia: ICU leaders resign as Ethiopian army nears the capital" SomaliNet Archived January 10, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  3. 1 2 Meyer, Josh (10 January 2007) "Pentagon says Somalia attack not the end" Register-Guard, Eugene, Oregon last accessed 27 May 2007
  4. ↑ Staff (18 September 2006) BBC Worldwide Monitoring
  5. ↑ Staff (15 September 2006) "Somali Islamists warn local women against imitating Westerners" BBC Worldwide Monitoring
  6. ↑ Staff (28 December 2006) "Somalia's capital free of Islamic fighters: Government forces enter city, ready to take control" Grand Rapid Press Grand Rapid, Michigan


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