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Ahmed Abdi Godane
Ahmed Abdi Godane | |
|---|---|
Axmed Cabdi Godane أحمد عبدي جودان | |
 Godane in an undated video released by al-Shabaab after his death in 2014 | |
| Emir of Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen | |
| In office 2008 – 1 September 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Aden Hashi Farah Ayro |
| Succeeded by | Ahmad Diriye |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 July 1977 Hargeisa, Somalia (present-day Somaliland) |
| Died | 1 September 2014 (aged 37) near Barawa, Somalia |
| Nickname | Mukhtar Abu Zubayr |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Islamic Courts Union (2003–2007) Al-Qaeda
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| Years of service | 2003-2014 |
| Rank | Emir of Al Shabaab[1] |
| Battles/wars | Somali Civil War |
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 the Emir (leader) of Al-Shabaab, an Islamist militant group based in Somalia. Godane, who received training and fought in Afghanistan, was designated by the United States as a terrorist.[2] The exact date of Godane's rise to al-Shabaab's Emir is debated, although it seems he ascended to this position in December 2007.[3]
During his leadership of Al-Shabaab, the group pledged allegiance to Al-Qaeda.[4] He was killed in a U.S. drone strike on 1 September 2014 in southern Somalia.[5]
- ^ "Q&A: Somalia's conflict". BBC News. 4 October 2011. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012.
- ^ "Refworld – Somalia: Current Conditions and Prospects for a Lasting Peace". United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ "Somalia: Harakat Al-Shabab Mujahideen Leader Calls for Government Soldiers to Hand Over Their Weapon With in Five Days". Mauritius: allAfrica.com. 6 July 2010. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
- ^ Mueller, Jason C. (2 January 2018). "The Evolution of Political Violence: The Case of Somalia's Al-Shabaab". Terrorism and Political Violence. 30 (1): 116–141. doi:10.1080/09546553.2016.1165213. ISSN 0954-6553.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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