Ali Said

Ali Sa'id Sheik Hassan, also referred to as Ali Sa'id Hassan Awale and Ali Said (died 17 June 2009), was the chief of police of Mogadishu and a commander of security forces during the war in Somalia,[1][2] in which he was killed by sniper[3] fire in June 2009.[4][5] He had been the Mogadishu chief of the Somali Police Force for roughly two years,[5] prior to being shot by "Islamist forces" in Mogadishu's Hadan district during the Battle of Mogadishu (2009).[6] The BBC reported that the police chief's death would be "a significant setback for the pro-government forces as he had often been on the front line encouraging his colleagues to defend their positions".[4] The New York Times reported Somali analysts stating that "the loss of the police chief, Col. Ali Said, would be a major blow to the transitional government led by Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed."[7] Ali Said had survived an earlier assassination attempts in 2007.[8][9][10]

References

  1. ↑ "Mortars fired near Somali presidential residence". The Jerusalem Post. 2007-02-07. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
  2. ↑ "Somalia: Police Commander Says 'No Troops Are Needed to Be Relocated'". allafrica.com. 2009-03-12. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
  3. ↑ "Somali Attack Kills Minister, Scores - IslamOnline.net - News". IslamOnline.net. 2009-06-18. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
  4. 1 2 "Battle kills Somali police chief". BBC News. 17 June 2009. Archived from the original on 18 June 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
  5. 1 2 Hassan, Mohamed Olad. "Mogadishu police chief among 17 killed in fighting in Somalia". cftktv.com. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
  6. ↑ "Somalia: Police Commander Killed in Mogadishu Fighting". Shabelle Media Network (Mogadishu) (AllAfrica.com). June 17, 2009. Archived from the original on 20 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
  7. ↑ Ibrahim, Mohammed (June 17, 2009). "Police Chief Killed in Somalia Fighting". NYT Online (New York Times). Retrieved 2009-06-18.
  8. ↑ Mohamed, Guled (2007-01-28). "Mogadishu police hit in latest Somalia violence". Reuters. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
  9. ↑ "Landmine blast wounds 4 Somali policemen - officer". Reuters. 2007-05-07.
  10. ↑ "Garowe Online". Garowe Online. 2007-05-08. Retrieved 2010-10-24.


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