January 27, 2015
RUN AWAY!:
Al-Shabab leader says he has quit al-Qaida-linked terror group and renounces violence (ABDI GULED, 1/27/15, Associated Press)
A leader of Somalia's Islamic extremist group al-Shabab with a $3 million bounty on his head announced Tuesday he has quit the insurgency and renounced violence perpetrated by the al Qaida-linked group.Zakariya Ismail Hersi, who was al-Shabab's intelligence chief, called for reconciliation while speaking to the media for the first time since his surrender to Somali authorities in late December."I can confirm that as of today I am no longer a member of Al-Shabaab and I have renounced violence as a means of resolving conflict and I will aim to achieve my goals towards peaceful means, and through reconciliation and understanding," Hersi said.
Posted by Orrin Judd at January 27, 2015 1:44 PM
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