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Canonical ID: Q5679542 · Entity type: Person (reference)
| Property | Value | Lang | Source dataset | Source ID | First seen | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Person:notes | Hassan Abdullah Hersi Al-Turki has been a senior leader of an armed militia group since the mid-1990s and had engaged in numerous arms embargo violations. In 2006, Al-Turki contributed forces to the Islamic Courts Union take-over of Mogadishu and emerged as a military leader in the group, aligned with Al-Shabaab. Since 2006, Al-Turki has made territory under his control available for training by various armed opposition groups including Al-Shabaab. In Sep 2007, Al-Turki appeared in an Al-Jazeera news video showing militia training under his leadership. | ch_seco_sanctions | ch-seco-7979 | ||||