May 01, 2008
Imperial Good News: al-Shabab Leader Dead as a Rock
Their website may still be up, but Aden Hashi Ayro the leader of al-Shabaab has been killed by a U.S airstirke!
Via Report on Arrakis: Aden Hashi Ayro the leader of al-Shabaab, a terrorist group linked to al Qaida has been killed in an airstrike along with 30 other terrorists. Aden Hashi Ayro trained in Afghanistan with al Qaida before 2001, and is responsible for linking al-Shabaab to al-Qaida. He is also implicated in the murder of an Italian nun back in 2006.
UPDATE by RS: It's official, al-Shabaab's website declares Ayro (Aadan Xaashi Cayrow) a shahid (martyr). The al-Shabaab website continues to operate illegally in the U.S. Don't bother calling the FBI, this is a Dept. of Treasury OFAC enforcement matter.
AP:
The U.S. military killed a man believed to be the head of al-Qaida in Somalia and 10 others in an airstrike overnight, an Islamic insurgent group said Thursday.The AP story goes on to quote a number of "experts" who claim that killing al Qaeda's #1 ally in Somalia might be a bad thing since it could alienate so-called 'moderates' within the movement. Reuters had a similar take, see Ed's commentary. The main worry from the 'experts' is that Ayro's death could derail upcoming peace talks.The U.S. military confirmed an attack on a suspected al-Qaida target but did not identify the target.
Aden Hashi Ayro was killed when the airstrike struck his house in the central Somali town of Dusamareeb, about 300 miles north of Mogadishu, said Sheik Muqtar Robow, a spokesman for the Islamic al-Shabab militia.
What neither mention is that Ayro and the al-Shabaab had threatened to murder any of these same 'moderates' who attended the peace talks. So, we risk alienating moderates by killing the man who threatened to behead them? Gotta love that logic.
Aden Hashi Ayro in hell's elevator! I'll see you later.
Yeah! Dead as a rock!
By Howie at May 1, 2008 07:53 AM | | l digg this
