Abdirahman Janaqow

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.

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

Islamic Courts Union
Main article: 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. 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. 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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