About Abdirahman Janaqow
Born 1901. Abdirahman Janaqow was a Somali politician.
Abdirahman Mahmud Farah Janaqow is a Somali leader, and he was deputy chairman, and a member of the Islamic Courts Union of Somalia (ICU). He and other leaders signed a capitulation of Mogadishu on 27 December 2006 after military losses. However they continued military resistance to the south. Janaqaw was falsely reported to have been killed in a U.S. airstrike on 8 January 2007 in the Battle of Ras Kamboni. He later served as the Minister of Justice for the Somali government.
Islamic Courts Union
Janaqow appeared as deputy of executive chairman for the ICU in the summer of 2006. On December 27, 2006 he evacuated Mogadishu and fled south,
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Who was Abdirahman Janaqow?
Somali politician
When was Abdirahman Janaqow born?
Abdirahman Janaqow was born in 1901.
When did Abdirahman Janaqow die?
Abdirahman Janaqow died in Ras Kamboni.
What was Abdirahman Janaqow's occupation?
Abdirahman Janaqow was a politician.
What nationality was Abdirahman Janaqow?
Abdirahman Janaqow was Somali.
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