• American-Born Jihadist "Rapper" Killed in Ambush in Somalia
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[quote](Reuters) - A U.S.-born Islamist militant on Washington's most wanted list was killed in a gunbattle in Somalia on Thursday, witnesses said, after he fell out with the al Shabaab rebel group's top commander. Residents in al Baate village in southern Somalia said Alabama-born Omar Hammami, commonly known as Abu Mansoor al-Amriki or "the American", and a British national known as Usama al-Britani were shot dead in a dawn raid on their hideout. Hammami's killing exposed the rifts in al Shabaab's top ranks as the group affiliated to al Qaeda grapples with an African Union-led military offensive that has captured key cities from the militants, depriving them of revenues. "This morning al-Amriki and his comrades were attacked by well armed fighters," said village resident Hussein Nur. "After a brief fight al-Amriki and his two colleagues were killed. Several of their guards escaped."[/quote] [url]http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/12/us-somalia-militants-idUSBRE98B0M320130912?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&dlvrit=992637[/url] 1 less guy to bother about
[quote]Hammami's father, Shafik Hammami of Daphne, Alabama, told Reuters he learned of his son's death when he woke up to read the news online. Speaking softly, he said his love for his son was unconditional and hoped he was still alive. "I read on the Web that the FBI has not confirmed it yet, so I am hoping and praying it is not true," Shafik Hammami said, adding he has not seen or talked to his son since Omar left for Somalia in 2006.[/quote]
Got to love how the first post was all "Wooo we killed the bastard, yeah!" while second post is "Someone died. :(" [editline]13th September 2013[/editline] People dying sucks, but if you live that sort of life you don't tend to die peacefully from what I've heard.
Tragic [/sarcasm]
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