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Actor in film warning of revenge killings shot dead in family feud
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Posted on 04/19/2025 1:14:39 PM PDT by BenLurkin

Somali clans proliferate. Sometimes the disputes are about long-standing competition for resources such as grazing land or access to wells for camels and other livestock.

But even minor issues can sometimes spark a deadly feud - for example a remark by a politician in the capital.

When Geedi reached his small village outside Warsheikh, in the Middle Shabelle region, he did not know that tensions between two Abgal sub-clans were about to boil over.

The 45-year-old was shot dead outside his home in November by armed men as part of this long-standing inter-family feud.

No-one has been arrested for his murder and the authorities have not commented on the case.

It often happens that clan-related killings go un-investigated - especially in rural zones. They are seen as "private matters" or too complex to intervene in.

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TOPICS: TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: banglist; ilhanomar; islam; islamic; minnesota; muslim; muslims; somali; somalia; somalis
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To: BenLurkin
"Guudey Mohamed Geedi, a married father of 11."

Now THAT'S scary..

21 posted on 04/19/2025 3:48:17 PM PDT by unread (I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the REPUBLIC..!)
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To: BenLurkin

Sh-hole culture.


22 posted on 04/19/2025 4:16:47 PM PDT by servo1969
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To: unread

Demographics...⅗


23 posted on 04/19/2025 6:14:35 PM PDT by Big Red Badger (ALL Things Will be Revealed !)
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