Cause of death KIA Name Abdikadir Aar Religion Sunni Islam | Movement Al-Shabab Ethnicity Somali | |
Occupation Senior militant in Al-Shabab Died March 16, 2011, Mogadishu, Somalia | ||
Abdikadir Yusuf Aar (Somali: Cabdiqaadir Yuusuf Aar) 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-Shabab he served as leader in both Juba and Gedo regions.
During the "anti-insurgency offensive" launched by TFG and AMISOM to drive Al-Shabab 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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