Al-Shabaab has identified the 5 attackers behind the horrific DusitD2 attack in Nairobi on January 15, 2019, which left 21 people dead.
The attackers were 3 Kenyans and 2 Somalis. The Al-Shabaab video purportedly shows the attackers the day before the attack somewhere in Nairobi, having food, drinks, and watching a video of Osama Bin Laden.
The group was then addressed by Osman Ahmed Hassan Azzam who was born in Kenya.
From Left to right: Ali Salim Gichunge Abu Sakeena, Osman Ahmed Hassan Azzam, Mahir Khalid Riziki Jibril/Simba, Muhammad Adan Nur Farhan Yare and Abdulqani Arab Yusuf Farhan Dheere.
Ali Salim Gichunge was the son to an active Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) sergeant working in Isiolo
The video which was released by their friendly media outlets shows the 5 attackers who belonged to the martyr squad Mujahadeen enjoying their last hours’ alive dining before heading over to the City complex and indiscriminately killing dozens.
video Before the Dusit Attack:
Those who haven't seen the Alshabaab video Before the Dusit Attack, here it is….
— Research Consultant (@Rube_Mfalme) December 13, 2020
Full Video: https://t.co/0huBzUbJD0?amp=1
The release of the video comes days after the Department of Defense confirmed it was withdrawing the US Africa Command Troops from Somalia.
