Abdirahman Mahmud Farah Janaqow is a Somali

Somalia

Somalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...

 leader, and he was deputy chairman, and a member of the Murusade clan. of the Islamic Courts Union of Somalia (ICU). He and other leaders signed a capitulation of Mogadishu

Mogadishu

Mogadishu , popularly known as Xamar, is the largest city in Somalia and the nation's capital. Located in the coastal Benadir region on the Indian Ocean, the city has served as an important port for centuries....

 on 27 December 2006 after military losses. However they continued military resistance to the south, and Reported that Janaqaw was killed in a U.S.

United States

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 airstrike on 8 January 2007 in the Battle of Ras Kamboni

Battle of Ras Kamboni

The Battle of Ras Kamboni was a battle in the 2006-2007 Somali War fought by the Islamic Courts Union and affiliated militias against Ethiopian and the Somali Transitional Federal Government forces for control of Ras Kamboni , a town near the Kenyan border which once served as a training camp for...

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Islamic Courts Union

Janaqow appeared as deputy of executive chairman for the ICU in the summer of 2006. On December 27, 2006 he evacuated Mogadishu and fled south, saying "We decided to leave Mogadishu because of the safety of the civilians. We want to face our enemy and their stooges in a separate area, away from civilians."