On Friday, Australia followed the lead of the United Nations, adding the following person to its Consolidated List:
(15) Ahmed Diriye
AKA: Sheikh Ahmed Umar Abu Ubaidah
AKA: Sheikh Omar Abu Ubaidaha
AKA: Sheikh Ahmed Umar
AKA: Sheikh Mahad Omar Abdikarim
AKA: Abu Ubaidah
AKA: Abu Diriye
DOB: circa 1972
POB: Somalia
Location: Somalia
with the following explanatory narrative:
Ahmed Diriye was appointed as the new emir of Al-Shabaab following the death of the previous leader Ahmed Abdi aw-Mohamed, an individual listed by the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 751 (1992) and 1907 (2009). This was publicly announced in a statement by Al-Shabaab’s spokesperson, Sheikh Ali Dheere, released on 6 September 2014. Diriye has been a senior member of Al-Shabaab and as the emir he exercises command responsibility for Al-Shabaab’s operations. He will be directly responsible for Al-Shabaab’s activities which continue to threaten the peace, security and stability of Somalia. Diriye has since adopted the Arabic name Sheikh Ahmed Umar Abu Ubaidah.
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