{"id":57887,"date":"2015-11-19T11:50:08","date_gmt":"2015-11-19T09:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/rewards-for-justice-reward-offers-for-information-on-al\/"},"modified":"2015-11-19T11:50:08","modified_gmt":"2015-11-19T09:50:08","slug":"rewards-for-justice-reward-offers-for-information-on-al","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/rewards-for-justice-reward-offers-for-information-on-al\/","title":{"rendered":"Rewards for Justice &#8211; Reward Offers for Information on al"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                        <span dir=\"ltr\"><br \/>\n                                                    WASHINGTON D.C., United States of America, November 19, 2015\/APO (African Press Organization)\/ &#8212;<br \/>\n                                                <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Media Note<\/p>\n<p \/>\n<p>Office of the Spokesperson<\/p>\n<p>Washington, DC<\/p>\n<p>November 18, 2015<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Department of State&#8217;s Rewards for Justice program is offering rewards for information leading to the identification or location of six key leaders of the Somalia-based terrorist organization al-Shabaab. The U.S. Secretary of State has authorized rewards of up to $6 million for information on the whereabouts of Abu Ubaidah (Direye), up to $5 million each for information on Mahad Karate, Ma\u2019alim Daud, and Hassan Afgooye, and up to $3 million each for information on Maalim Salman and Ahmed Iman Ali.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2006, al-Shabaab has killed thousands of civilians, aid workers, and peacekeepers in Somalia, Uganda, and Kenya. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the July 11, 2010, suicide bombings in Kampala, Uganda, which killed more than 70 people, including one American citizen. Al-Shabaab also claimed responsibility for the September 21-24, 2013, terrorist attack against the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi, which left more than 60 people dead and nearly 200 wounded and the April 2 attack on Garrissa University College in Kenya, which resulted in 150 deaths. The U.S. Secretary of State designated al-Shabaab a Foreign Terrorist Organization on March 18, 2008. In February 2012, al-Shabaab and the al-Qaida terrorist network jointly announced they had formed an alliance.<\/p>\n<p>Abu Ubaidah, also known as Direye, was named the leader of al-Shabaab on September 6, 2014, after the death of former al- Shabaab emir Ahmed Abdi aw-Mohamed (a.k.a. Godane).<\/p>\n<p>Mahad Karate, also known as Abdirahman Mohamed Warsame has played a key role in the wing of al-Shabaab responsible for assassinations and the April 2 attack on Garissa University College.<\/p>\n<p>Ma\u2019alim Daud is responsible for al-Shabaab\u2019s planning, recruitment, training, and operations against the government of Somalia and Western targets.<\/p>\n<p>Hassan Afgooye oversees a complex financial network whose activities range from fake charities, and fundraising to racketeering and kidnapping in support of al-Shabaab&#8217;s activities.<\/p>\n<p>Maalim Salman leads al-Shabaab\u2019s African foreign terrorist fighters and has been involved in operations in Africa targeting tourists, entertainment establishments, and churches.<\/p>\n<p>Ahmed Iman Ali has recruited Kenyan youth and raised funds for al-Shabaab.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON D.C., United States of America, November 19, 2015\/APO (African Press Organization)\/ &#8212; Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC November 18, 2015 The U.S. Department of State&#8217;s Rewards for Justice program is offering rewards for information leading to the identification or location of six key leaders of the Somalia-based terrorist organization al-Shabaab. 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