RIP, Col. Nur Omar Mohamed, 67: "He was loved by everyone"

Prominent Somali Military Officer Succumbs To COVID-19

Some excerpts for those of you who haven't hit the link:

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Nur Omar Mohamed was an esteemed senior officer in the Somali National Army well before the country plunged into anarchy following the fall of the Siad Barre regime in the early 1990s.

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In other words, he worked for the murderous Marxist dictator who was responsible for the deaths of anywhere from 50,000 to 500,000 of his countrymen.

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He joined the Somali National Army after obtaining a military education in Russia, Faraton said. Thousands of Somali students in that decade received scholarships from the Soviet Union to train as medical doctors, technicians and military specialists.

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Hmmm...67 years old, educated in the Soviet military in the mid-1970s...maybe he knew this guy:

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When he returned to Somalia, Nur began his climb in the military hierarchy, eventually becoming a colonel. During the 1977-1978 Somali-Ethiopian war, he led a regiment, Faraton said. “Nur played a significant role in the war,” he added. “He was one of the officers who were recognized for their work.”

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He likely also played a significant role in the Issaq Genocide a decade later. Here's an example of his work in that conflict:



Back to the article:

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Nur’s prestigious career in the military ended in 1991 after the Barre regime was ousted, and the country sank into civil war. The family escaped to Utange refugee camp in Kenya.

Four years later, in 1995, Nur and his family arrived in the U.S. as refugees. The family spent the first two years in Arlington, Virginia, before moving to Minneapolis and establishing a permanent home in the Cedar Riverside neighborhood.

Most Americans knew nothing about his prestigious career as a colonel who led a successful regiment in the Somali-Ethiopian war during the late 1970s. To them, he was just another faceless Somali refugee.

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As well he might have been, despite his long history of war crimes under a brutal Communist dicatatorship.

So why does he matter now?

Because he brought his family with him - specifically his daughter, with whom you might be familiar:



H/T: Steve Sailer