The Al-Shabab link A senior commander of al-Shabab, Somalia’s al-Qaeda-linked fighter group, had previously told the AFP news agency that Mohammed was one of the two killed in an attack in Mogadishu last Wednesday. “One of the men that was killed near Mogadishu was Fazul Abdullah, may Allah bless his soul,” the unnamed leader said. “He is not dead as thousands like him are still in the fight against the enemy of Allah.” George Washington University’s David Shinn said “the fact that [Mohammed] was killed in Mogadishu implies that there is perhaps an even closer connection between al-Shabab and al-Qaeda than we are aware of”. “We know there are close links but this would suggest that there may be material support going on at the present time,” Shinn said.
Mas’uuliyiinta Soomaalida ayaa sheegay inay dileen nin la aaminsan yahay inuu yahay hoggaamiyihii ururka Al-Qaacida ee bariga Afrika kadib iska horimaad ka dhacay magaalada Muqdishu.Fazul Abdullah Mohammed ayaa la aamisan yahay inuu door weyn ka ciyaaray qaraxii lala beegsaday safaaradaha Maraykanka ee Bariga Afrika. Maraykanka ayaa abaalmarin dhan $5 milyan oo dollar saaray madaxiisa.Saraakiisha Soomaalidu waxay sheegeen iyo qof kale oo laga shakisan yahay la dilay dhowr maalmood ka hor bar kontorool oo u dhow Muqdishu.