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US Government freezes assets of East Africa ISIS head Abdiqadir Mumin

The US has imposed sanctions on Abdiqadir Mumin who heads Islamic State (ISIS) in Somalia. The U.S. State Department designated Abdiqadir Mumin as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT). PHOTO: COURTESY

The US has imposed sanctions on Abdiqadir Mumin who heads Islamic State (ISIS) in Somalia. The U.S. State Department designated Abdiqadir Mumin as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT).

Mumin is a former recruiter for the al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Shabaab group and pledged his allegiance to ISIS in October.

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