Abdullahi Ali Ahmed Waafow (died 27 July 2022) was a Somali general and politician who served in the 8th Transitional Federal Parliament of Somalia in the 2000s.[1] A member of the Bimaal clan, Waafow later became the mayor (district commissioner) of the southern city of Merca in the Lower Shabelle region, a position he would hold until his assassination.[2][3]
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| Died | 27 July 2022 Merca, Somalia |
On 27 July 2022, Waafow was killed when an al-Shabaab suicide bomber ran up to him and detonated while Waafow was giving a speech outside an administrative office in Merca.[4][5] Around twenty other people were also killed, mainly Waafow's advisors and security personnel.[2] Waafow was targeted by al-Shabaab due to his support for AMISOM peacekeepers in Lower Shabelle.[6]
References
edit- ^ Rage, Jihadudin (21 May 2018). "Members of the 8th Parliament". Federal Parliament of Somalia. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ a b Dhaysane, Mohamed (27 July 2022). "Bombings in Somalia Kill at Least 20". Voice of America. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ "How a community driven approach is achieving peace at a Somali town with USAID support". Horn Observer. 26 October 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ "Nine Killed In Somalia Suicide Bombing". Barron's. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ "Deadly suicide bombing hits southern Somalia". The Kampala Report. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ "Top Somali regional official among 11 killed in suicide blast". Somali Guardian. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
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