Tag: Mukhtar Robow
African Union force denies it was involved in arrest of ex-al...
African Union peacekeepers did not help in the arrest of a former al Shabaab leader that led to clashes in which 11 people were...
Supporters of ex-al Shabaab leader clash with police in Somalia’s Baidoa...
At least 11 people were killed in Somalia's city of Baidoa in clashes between security forces and supporters of a former al Shabaab leader...
Somalia arrests ex-Islamist militant running for regional presidency
Somalia arrested on Thursday a former Islamist militant who seeking election as a regional president, sparking clashes between his supporters and security forces.
The arrest...
Somalia delays regional vote
Somalia's South West state will delay a key presidential vote for the third time because it is not sufficiently prepared, the semi-autonomous...
Somali militant turns democrat
Last year Mukhtar Robow had a $5 million US bounty on his head. Now the former Islamist al Shabaab militant has downed...