Abdikadir Yusuf Aar
Abdikadir Yusuf Aar (Cabdiqaadir Yuusuf Aar; - died 16 March 2011) aka Sheikh Qalbi, was an Islamic terrorist and senior Al-Shabaab officer from the Juba region. He had been a member of Al-Itihaad Al-Islamiya (AIAI) in Luq from 1995 to 2002. In Al-Shabaab he served as leader in both Juba and Gedo regions.
Abdikadir Yusuf Aar
- Name
- Abdikadir Yusuf Aar
- Birthplace
- Somalia
- Died
- 16 March 2011
- Place of death
- Mogadishu, Benadir, Somalia
- Occupation
- Senior militant in Al-Shabaab
- Movement
- Al-Shabaab
- Born
- 1953 · Somalia.
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During the "anti-insurgency offensive" launched by TFG and AMISOM to drive Al-Shabaab out of Mogadishu he was killed in action (KIA) near to the former Defense Ministry in Mogadishu on March 16, 2011.
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• Name — Abdikadir Yusuf Aar • Birthplace — Somalia • Death Cause — KIA • Died — 16 March 2011 • Place of death — Mogadishu, Benadir, Somalia • Occupation — Senior militant in Al-Shabaab • Movement — Al-Shabaab
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