Abdulkadir Isse

Abdulkadir Isse is an independent journalist and researcher based in Nairobi, Kenya. He has spent the last six years conducting primary fieldwork and investigative reporting across East Africa, with a specialized focus on institutional corruption, state accountability, and insurgent logistics networks in Somalia and the wider Horn of Africa.

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The Inside War: How Al-Shabaab Weaponizes Intimidation to Shield Key Operatives

At a national conference in Mogadishu, Judge Hassan Ali Nur Shuute described how Al-Shabaab killed his father to stop the trial of a man who once drove for the group's spokesman, over the 2017 Zoobe bombing. Parts of his account match earlier reports. What the killers intended rests on his word.

By Abdulkadir Isse  |  14 October 2026  |  5 min read