Abdulahi Sheik Ismael Fara-Tag
Abdullahi Sheikh Ismail Fartag | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Internal Security (Somalia) | |
| President | Hassan Sheikh Mohamud |
| Preceded by | Mohamed Ahmed Sheikh Ali |
| Senator | |
| Former Vice President of Jubaland | |
| Former Head of Juba Valley Alliance | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Somali |
| Occupation | politician |
Abdullahi Sheikh Ismail is a Somali politician and current Minister of internal Security of Somalia [1] and a Member of Somali senate.[2] He also served as vice president of Jubaland state of Somalia [3] and former commander in the army of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of the Republic of Somalia.
He was Head of the Juba Valley Alliance (JVA) before it folded under the command of the TFG, serving under Barre Adan Shire Hiiraale before and after the merger of forces.
On October 6, 2006, vowed to retake Kismayo after its abandonment to the Islamic Courts Union (ICU), but their counterattacks at the time failed. JVA officials in Jilib were also reported arrested by the ICU.[4]
On October 22, SomaliNet reported Gen. Ismael Fartaag was claimed to have been captured and knifed to death after the fall of the town of Bu'aale to the ICU.[5][6] However, on November 4, these reports proved false when Gen. Fartaag was reported alive and well in Bardhere.[7]
On November 5, there were reports of the "unlocking" (presumably, the beginning) of training of 1,300 Ahlu Suna Wal Jama'a clerics in Bardhere to fight on behalf of the JVA/TFG. These recruits were to replace the losses suffered by the JVA in October. The number began as 700, but rapidly increased to 1,300. Gen. Fartaag was reported to explain, "They are volunteers attending to defend their territory from the invasion of foreigners alongside the Islamic courts."[8]
On December 19, Gen. Fartaag was named as the commander of the TFG forces defending Bardhere from attack.[9] However, the ICU collapsed after that in the course of the Battle of Baidoa, and Bardhere never fell to them.
References
[edit]- ^ Somalia, F. T. L. (2024-04-15). "Fartag Takes over Officially as Somalia's New Internal Security Minister - Somali News today Live". FTL Somalia. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "Abdullahi Sheikh Ismail (Fartaag)". Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "Somalia: Jubaland VP returns to Kismayo Port City". Garowe Online. 2020-06-30. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ Somalia: Former ruler of Jilib and his deputy put in custody by Islamists Archived November 15, 2006, at the Wayback Machine SomaliNet
- ^ Somalia: Islamists claim victory over JVA[permanent dead link] SomaliNet
- ^ Somalia: JVA militia commander may have been killed by Islamists Archived August 9, 2011, at the Wayback Machine SomaliNet
- ^ Somalia: Curfew imposed on Bardere Archived August 9, 2011, at the Wayback Machine SomaliNet
- ^ Army training in Southern Somalia for war preparation Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine Somaliweyn/SMC
- ^ ICU to capture Bardhere town Archived 2007-01-10 at the Wayback Machine SomaliNet