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Fazul Abdullah Mohammed (aka Harun Fazul):Senior al-Qaida operative in East Africa; was indicted for his alleged involvement in the bombings of the United States Embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya, on August 7, 1998. |
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Abu Talha al-Sudani: Senior al-Qaida figure in East Africa since early 1990s; implicated in the 1998 bombings of the United States Embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya; skilled with mortar weapons, planned a trip to Somalia in 1993 with other al-Qaeda figures to oppose U.S. forces there; cased the U.S. military base in Djibouti in 2003 in preparation for possible attacks. |
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Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan: Senior al-Qaida operative in East Africa; Wanted for questioning in connection with the 2002 attacks against a hotel and an Israeli airliner in Mombasa, Kenya. |
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Issa Osman Issa: Al-Qaida operative implicated in the 2002 attacks in Mombasa, Kenya; maintained contact with radical al Shabaab organization affiliated with the Council of Islamic Courts (CIC) and commanded CIC militia near the interim capital of Baidoa.
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Members of the Council of Islamic Courts affiliated with al-Qaida |
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Hassan Dahir Aweys: Designated under U.S. Executive Order 13224 and United Nations Security Council Resolution 1267 for his associations with al-Qaida. Chairman of CIC Consultative (Shura) Council. |
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Mukhtar Robow (aka Abu Mansoor): Member of radical al Shabaab organization; military commander and deputy in the security department of the CIC Executive Council; provided logistical support for al-Qaida operatives inside Somalia. |
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Hassan Abdullah al-Turki: Designated under U.S. Executive Order 13224 and United Nations Security Council Resolution 1267 for his associations with al-Qaida. Implicated in the murder of an American citizen inside Somalia in 1999. Member of CIC Consultative (Shura) Council. |
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Aden Hashi Ayrow: Leader of radical al Shabaab organization; military commander for the CIC; trained with al-Qaida in Afghanistan prior to 2001. Responsible for assassination of Somali peace activist in July 2005 and implicated in the murder of an Italian nun in Mogadishu in September 2006. |
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Ahmed Abdi Godane: Leader of radical al Shabaab organization; trained and fought with al-Qaida in Afghanistan. Implicated in the murders of Western aid workers in Somaliland in 2003 and 2004. |
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Ibrahim Haji Jama (aka al Afghani): Leader of radical al Shabaab organization; trained and fought in Afghanistan and Kashmir before returning to Somalia in the early 1990s. |
