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'''Fuad Mohamed Qalaf''' ({{lang-so|''Fu'aad Maxamed Khalaf''}}, {{lang-ar|فؤاد محمد خلف}}) (born 28 March 1965), also known as '''Fuad Shangole''',<ref name=waagacusub/> is a [[Somali people|Somali]]-[[Sweden|Swedish]] militant [[Islamist]]. He was a senior leader of the now defunct [[Islamic Courts Union]] (ICU), and is currently a senior leader of its successor [[al-Shabaab (Somalia)|al-Shabaab]].<ref name=waagacusub>{{cite news |
'''Fuad Mohamed Qalaf''' ({{lang-so|''Fu'aad Maxamed Khalaf''}}, {{lang-ar|فؤاد محمد خلف}}) (born 28 March 1965), also known as '''Fuad Shangole''',<ref name=waagacusub/> is a [[Somali people|Somali]]-[[Sweden|Swedish]] militant [[Islamist]]. He was a senior leader of the now defunct [[Islamic Courts Union]] (ICU), and is currently a senior leader of its successor [[al-Shabaab (Somalia)|al-Shabaab]].<ref name=waagacusub>{{cite news|first=Mohamed |last=Abdi |title=Somalia: Al-Shabab angered by Somali key Media Org |url=http://www.waagacusub.com/english/06.05.09.1waagacusub.htm |publisher=[[Waagacusub Media]] |date=2009-05-06 |accessdate=2008-06-03 |language=Swedish |= |=}}</ref> |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Born in [[Mogadishu]],{{Citation needed|date=March 2008}} Qalaf came to [[Sweden]] as an [[asylum seeker]] in 1992 and later received [[Swedish nationality law|Swedish citizenship]].<ref name=kino>{{cite news |first=Nuri |last=Kino |authorlink=Nuri Kino |title=Islamistisk ledare värvade i Sverige |url=http://www.metro.se/se/article/2007/04/15/22/3625-42/index.xml |publisher=[[Metro International|Metro]] |date=2007-04-16 |accessdate=2008-03-05 |language=Swedish}}</ref><ref name=somalinet>{{cite news |first=Mohamed Abdi |last=Farah |title=Somalia: abroad Somali communities urged to return home for Jihad |url=http://somalinet.com/news/world/English/4203|publisher=SomaliNet |date=2006-10-11 |accessdate=2006-12-27}}</ref> He stayed in Sweden for twelve years, most of the time working as an [[Imam]] at a mosque in the [[Stockholm]] area.<ref name=kino/><ref name=somalinet/> As such, he worked to influence young Muslims about [[Jihad]].<ref name=kino/> In 2004, Qalaf returned to Somalia together with his family to fight with the [[Islamic Courts Union]] in the [[Rise of the Islamic Courts Union (2006)|war]] against the [[Transitional Federal Government]] and allied [[Ethiopia]]n forces.<ref name=kino/> |
Born in [[Mogadishu]],{{Citation needed|date=March 2008}} Qalaf came to [[Sweden]] as an [[asylum seeker]] in 1992 and later received [[Swedish nationality law|Swedish citizenship]].<ref name=kino>{{cite news |first=Nuri |last=Kino |authorlink=Nuri Kino |title=Islamistisk ledare värvade i Sverige |url=http://www.metro.se/se/article/2007/04/15/22/3625-42/index.xml |publisher=[[Metro International|Metro]] |date=2007-04-16 |accessdate=2008-03-05 |language=Swedish}}</ref><ref name=somalinet>{{cite news |first=Mohamed Abdi |last=Farah |title=Somalia: abroad Somali communities urged to return home for Jihad |url=http://somalinet.com/news/world/English/4203|publisher=SomaliNet |date=2006-10-11 |accessdate=2006-12-27}}</ref> He stayed in Sweden for twelve years, most of the time working as an [[Imam]] at a mosque in the [[Stockholm]] area.<ref name=kino/><ref name=somalinet/> As such, he worked to influence young Muslims about [[Jihad]].<ref name=kino/> In 2004, Qalaf returned to Somalia together with his family to fight with the [[Islamic Courts Union]] in the [[Rise of the Islamic Courts Union (2006)|war]] against the [[Transitional Federal Government]] and allied [[Ethiopia]]n forces.<ref name=kino/> |
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Following the [[Battle of Mogadishu (2006)|conquest of Mogadishu]] in 2007, Qalaf went on to serve as head of the Department of Education under the new ICU-government.<ref name=kino/><ref name=somalinet/> The Somali human rights group Sultan Hurre Human Rights Focus also described him as a "senior leader" of ICU militant youth wing [[al-Shabaab (Somalia)|al-Shabaab]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.suldanhurre.org/icg27Jan07.htm |title=Somalia: The Tough Part is Ahead |accessdate=2008-03-05 |date=2007-01-26 |work= |publisher=Sultan Hurre Human Rights Focus}}</ref> After the [[War in Somalia (2006–present)|Ethiopian invasion]] of Somalia in December 2006 and the subsequent fall of the ICU-government, Qalaf and other ICU leaders fled to [[Mecca]] in [[Saudi Arabia]].<ref>{{cite news |
Following the [[Battle of Mogadishu (2006)|conquest of Mogadishu]] in 2007, Qalaf went on to serve as head of the Department of Education under the new ICU-government.<ref name=kino/><ref name=somalinet/> The Somali human rights group Sultan Hurre Human Rights Focus also described him as a "senior leader" of ICU militant youth wing [[al-Shabaab (Somalia)|al-Shabaab]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.suldanhurre.org/icg27Jan07.htm |title=Somalia: The Tough Part is Ahead |accessdate=2008-03-05 |date=2007-01-26 |work= |publisher=Sultan Hurre Human Rights Focus}}</ref> After the [[War in Somalia (2006–present)|Ethiopian invasion]] of Somalia in December 2006 and the subsequent fall of the ICU-government, Qalaf and other ICU leaders fled to [[Mecca]] in [[Saudi Arabia]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Abdulkadir |last=Khalif |title=West ‘backing the wrong horse’ in Mogadishu peace initiatives |url=http://www.nationmedia.com/eastafrican/current/News/news2901200710.htm |publisher=The East African |date=2007-01-29 |accessdate=2007-02-02 |= |=}}</ref> In April 2007 he was reported as living in [[Kenya]].<ref name=kino/> |
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According to the Swedish news website ''[[Nyheter24]]'', Qalaf participated in the March 2009 [[stoning]] of a thirteen-year-old Somali girl named [[Asho Duhalow]].<ref name=n24/> The girl was sentenced to death according to Islamic [[Sharia]] law because she reportedly didn't follow [[Islam and clothing|Islamic clothing laws]].<ref name=n24>{{cite news |first=Oscar |last=Levy |title=Svensk shejk hugger av tjuvens hand |url=http://nyheter24.se/nyheter/utrikes/213983-svensken-som-terroriserar-somalia |publisher=[[Nyheter24]] |date=2009-05-09 |accessdate=2008-06-03 |language=Swedish}}</ref> Later during the day, according to the same source, he also cut the hand of a Somali man who was accused of [[theft]].<ref name=n24/> The man had stolen money and clothes to the value of approximately [[United States dollar|US$]]100.<ref name=n24/> In May 2014, Qalaf stated that al-Shabab fighters would carry out [[jihad]], or holy war, in [[Kenya]] and [[Uganda]] "and afterward, with God's will, to America."<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/05/22/somali-extremist-leader-threatens-us-kenya-uganda-with-more-attacks/ Fox news: "Somali extremist leader threatens US, Kenya, Uganda with more attacks"] May 22, 2014</ref> |
According to the Swedish news website ''[[Nyheter24]]'', Qalaf participated in the March 2009 [[stoning]] of a thirteen-year-old Somali girl named [[Asho Duhalow]].<ref name=n24/> The girl was sentenced to death according to Islamic [[Sharia]] law because she reportedly didn't follow [[Islam and clothing|Islamic clothing laws]].<ref name=n24>{{cite news |first=Oscar |last=Levy |title=Svensk shejk hugger av tjuvens hand |url=http://nyheter24.se/nyheter/utrikes/213983-svensken-som-terroriserar-somalia |publisher=[[Nyheter24]] |date=2009-05-09 |accessdate=2008-06-03 |language=Swedish}}</ref> Later during the day, according to the same source, he also cut the hand of a Somali man who was accused of [[theft]].<ref name=n24/> The man had stolen money and clothes to the value of approximately [[United States dollar|US$]]100.<ref name=n24/> In May 2014, Qalaf stated that al-Shabab fighters would carry out [[jihad]], or holy war, in [[Kenya]] and [[Uganda]] "and afterward, with God's will, to America."<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/05/22/somali-extremist-leader-threatens-us-kenya-uganda-with-more-attacks/ Fox news: "Somali extremist leader threatens US, Kenya, Uganda with more attacks"] May 22, 2014</ref> |
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Revision as of 22:37, 18 January 2016
Fuad Mohamed Qalaf ([Fu'aad Maxamed Khalaf] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help), Arabic: فؤاد محمد خلف) (born 28 March 1965), also known as Fuad Shangole,[1] is a Somali-Swedish militant Islamist. He was a senior leader of the now defunct Islamic Courts Union (ICU), and is currently a senior leader of its successor al-Shabaab.[1]
Biography
Born in Mogadishu,[citation needed] Qalaf came to Sweden as an asylum seeker in 1992 and later received Swedish citizenship.[2][3] He stayed in Sweden for twelve years, most of the time working as an Imam at a mosque in the Stockholm area.[2][3] As such, he worked to influence young Muslims about Jihad.[2] In 2004, Qalaf returned to Somalia together with his family to fight with the Islamic Courts Union in the war against the Transitional Federal Government and allied Ethiopian forces.[2]
Following the conquest of Mogadishu in 2007, Qalaf went on to serve as head of the Department of Education under the new ICU-government.[2][3] The Somali human rights group Sultan Hurre Human Rights Focus also described him as a "senior leader" of ICU militant youth wing al-Shabaab.[4] After the Ethiopian invasion of Somalia in December 2006 and the subsequent fall of the ICU-government, Qalaf and other ICU leaders fled to Mecca in Saudi Arabia.[5] In April 2007 he was reported as living in Kenya.[2]
According to the Swedish news website Nyheter24, Qalaf participated in the March 2009 stoning of a thirteen-year-old Somali girl named Asho Duhalow.[6] The girl was sentenced to death according to Islamic Sharia law because she reportedly didn't follow Islamic clothing laws.[6] Later during the day, according to the same source, he also cut the hand of a Somali man who was accused of theft.[6] The man had stolen money and clothes to the value of approximately US$100.[6] In May 2014, Qalaf stated that al-Shabab fighters would carry out jihad, or holy war, in Kenya and Uganda "and afterward, with God's will, to America."[7]
References
- ^ a b Abdi, Mohamed (2009-05-06). "Somalia: Al-Shabab angered by Somali key Media Org" (in Swedish). Waagacusub Media. Archived from the original on May 11, 2009. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d e f Kino, Nuri (2007-04-16). "Islamistisk ledare värvade i Sverige" (in Swedish). Metro. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
- ^ a b c Farah, Mohamed Abdi (2006-10-11). "Somalia: abroad Somali communities urged to return home for Jihad". SomaliNet. Retrieved 2006-12-27.
- ^ "Somalia: The Tough Part is Ahead". Sultan Hurre Human Rights Focus. 2007-01-26. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
- ^ Khalif, Abdulkadir (2007-01-29). "West 'backing the wrong horse' in Mogadishu peace initiatives". The East African. Archived from the original on February 2, 2007. Retrieved 2007-02-02.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d Levy, Oscar (2009-05-09). "Svensk shejk hugger av tjuvens hand" (in Swedish). Nyheter24. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
- ^ Fox news: "Somali extremist leader threatens US, Kenya, Uganda with more attacks" May 22, 2014
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