Norwegian-Somali was a model soldier with Norwegian friends.So he traveled to Somalia to fight for Allah.
1984: Norwegian-Somali born in Burao in northern Somalia, today part of Somaliland.
1994: when ten year old boy coming to Norway together with other relatives.
2005: After finishing high school is doing Norwegian-Somali military service of His Majesty the King’s Guard. There he becomes a part of the escort department that will carry the royal family and other social supports to safety in case of war.
2006. Norwegian-Somali then gets a job at Securitas after having completed their military service.
2009: He comes in contact with a religious environment with connections to Sweden and Finland.
2010: Norwegian-Somali calling home to his father and says that he has joined the Shabaab in Somalia.
2011: Norwegian-Somali’s unknown wife calls and says that his son has died in battle.The two had no children.
Without notifying the family or friends, traveled Norwegian-Somali to Somalia and joined the terrorist organization al-Shabaab.
1984: Norwegian-Somali born in Burao in northern Somalia, today part of Somaliland.
1994: when ten year old boy coming to Norway together with other relatives.
2005: After finishing high school is doing Norwegian-Somali military service of His Majesty the King’s Guard. There he becomes a part of the escort department that will carry the royal family and other social supports to safety in case of war.
2006. Norwegian-Somali then gets a job at Securitas after having completed their military service.
2009: He comes in contact with a religious environment with connections to Sweden and Finland.
2010: Norwegian-Somali calling home to his father and says that he has joined the Shabaab in Somalia.
2011: Norwegian-Somali’s unknown wife calls and says that his son has died in battle.The two had no children.
Without notifying the family or friends, traveled Norwegian-Somali to Somalia and joined the terrorist organization al-Shabaab.
SACRED Warriors: Somali radical Islamist group al-Shabaab its warriors are convinced that they are fighting a holy war against unbelievers. Photo: AFP
The startling information appears in an unpublished report by the Defence Research Establishment (FFI) that AP has access to.The report is authored by Stig Jarle Hansen, a world leader in Somalia experts.
Pst confirmed to AP that the former soldier in His Majesty the King’s Guard was killed in combat in March of this year.
- PST knows that the person earlier this year were killed in fighting in Somalia. There is reason to wonder why a seemingly well-integrated Norwegian citizen traveling to Somalia to join a terrorist organization, says communications director Trond Hugubakken the Police Security Service (PST).
27-year-old is the first known Norwegian citizen who has been killed in fighting for a terrorist organization. He died in March this year, allegedly in a battle with Somali government forces.
In 2005 and 2006 he served with the military service of His Majesty the King’s Guard.
- We have the media been informed that a named civilian has been killed in Somalia. We are also aware that he – like many others – have completed their military service in the Armed Forces a few years back, said Lt. Col. Bent-Ivan Myhre spokesman of the Armed Forces.
The startling information appears in an unpublished report by the Defence Research Establishment (FFI) that AP has access to.The report is authored by Stig Jarle Hansen, a world leader in Somalia experts.
Pst confirmed to AP that the former soldier in His Majesty the King’s Guard was killed in combat in March of this year.
- PST knows that the person earlier this year were killed in fighting in Somalia. There is reason to wonder why a seemingly well-integrated Norwegian citizen traveling to Somalia to join a terrorist organization, says communications director Trond Hugubakken the Police Security Service (PST).
27-year-old is the first known Norwegian citizen who has been killed in fighting for a terrorist organization. He died in March this year, allegedly in a battle with Somali government forces.
In 2005 and 2006 he served with the military service of His Majesty the King’s Guard.
- We have the media been informed that a named civilian has been killed in Somalia. We are also aware that he – like many others – have completed their military service in the Armed Forces a few years back, said Lt. Col. Bent-Ivan Myhre spokesman of the Armed Forces.