Somali officer gunned down by suspected infiltrator

Former Somali Army Chief says enemy sneaked into Somali military to carry out assassinations

The former Somali Army Chief, Ibrahim Sheikh Muhyadin Adow, who gave an interview to Shabelle television, has talked about the assassination of the Commander of 14-October Battalion, Brigadier General Nuur Mohamed Gabow alias Nur Farey, who was killed yesterday by lone assailant. General Ibrahim has told that the enemy has infiltrated into the Somali army and that gave advantage to the militant group of AL-Shabab. The former Army Chief has point…

Top Somali army commander killed in suspected militant infiltrator attack near Mogadishu

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Prominent Somali military commander Nur Mohamed Gabow, a key figure in the fight against Al-Shabaab, was gunned down on Saturday by a uniformed assailant near the strategic frontline town of Afgoye, just outside Mogadishu.  Gabow, widely known as Nur Farey, commanded the 14th October Brigade and was a close ally of opposition leader and former President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed. A charismatic and battle-hardened officer, …

Somali officer gunned down by suspected infiltrator

A high-ranking Somali military commander, Lt. Colonel Nur Mohamed Gaabow (also known as Nuur Farey), was fatally shot on Saturday in Somalia’s Lower Shabelle region. The incident occurred on the outskirts of Afoye town, approximately 30 kilometers southwest of Mogadishu. Lt. Colonel Gaabow, commander of the 14th October Brigade, was addressing soldiers during routine inspections when he was attacked by an individual in military uniform. Accordin…