Mogadishu (Halbeeg News) – The US is offering up to $5 million for information that helps bring to justice Ali Mohamed Rage aka Ali Dheere, the spokesperson of the terrorist group al-Shabaab, as the al-Qaeda-aligned group has stepped up its attacks on government forces and civilians in Somalia in recent days.
Ali Dheere has been al-Shabaab’s chief spokesperson since May 2009 and has been involved in planning attacks in Kenya and Somalia, according to a statement by the State Department.
Ali Dheere was born in the Hawlwadag district of Mogadishu, Somalia in 1966 and has been involved in the planning of attacks in Kenya and Somalia.
Al-Shabaab is responsible for numerous terrorist attacks that have caused loss of life in Kenya, Somalia, and neighbouring countries, including the deaths of US citizens. The group continues to plan and plot to commit terrorist acts against the United States, US interests, and foreign partners.
The US Department of State designated al-Shabaab as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) and Specially Designated Global Terrorist in March 2008. The UN Security Council’s Somalia Sanctions Committee added al-Shabaab to the 1844 Sanctions List in April 2010 pursuant to paragraph 8 of resolution 1844 (2008).
Somalia has been plagued by insecurity for years, with al-Shabaab being one of the main threats in the Horn of Africa country.
Since at least 2007, al-Shabaab has waged a deadly campaign against the Somali government and international forces that has claimed thousands of lives.
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