Mahad Warsame Abu Abdirahman, aka Mahad Warsame Qaley, popularly known as Mahad Karate is one of the top three leaders of al-Shabaab. Karate who has $10 million bounty on his head by the US came to the podium today to comment on last week’s attacks by al-Shabaab and to threaten the US. He spent most of work with al-Shabaab in running the intelligence and Amniyat wings of the group. He is from Galmudug State where the ongoing Somali government military operation is focusing. He desperately wanted to become the leader of the group but those who analysed him think he divides opinions within al-Shabaab ranks, which may have contributed to him missing out to be appointed last time, in September 2014, when former leader Ahmed Abdi Godane was killed in US airstrike. Karate used to be a mysterious figure who doesn’t appear publicly but in recent years he increasingly opted to show his face and talk on camera.
He today appeared on a camera was talking about the Alshabaab operations.His talk referred to a verse in Koran and it is as follows.He was responding to somali government with a verse . "
"If you seek the victory - the defeat has come to you. And if you desist [from hostilities], it is best for you; but if you return [to war], We will return, and never will you be availed by your [large] company at all".In the video Mahad Karate says the average value of the vehicles,weapons,ammunition and other military supplies seized by the group in Osweine alone is over $23 million.
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