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Few members of the tight-knit Somali community are willing to talk about Ilhan Omar — due to threats and fear of violence if they do. The Minnesota representative is backed by a fiercely protective group, many of whom take it upon themselves to bombard anyone who speaks out with online threats and even physical harm in the US, Europe and Africa. The group is not officially connected to Omar, and do not receive instructions from her and it is unclear if she is personally aware of their actions. The Post understands one member of the community who broke ranks was...

In the resurfaced clip, Mohamed says the community’s political goal is to present a united front to lobby for Somalia. Mohamed has previously faced backlash for his Somali-language videos speaking to his fellow foreign constituents, including one about efforts related to naming streets after Somali historical figures. In the subtitled clips that went viral after Libs of TikTok posted them on X, Mohamed, speaking in Somali, said, "Our aim is a united front to lobby for Somalia." WATCH: "Our aim is a united front to lobby for Somalia" - Rep Ismail Mohamed He just endorsed Amy Acton. https://t.co/laY4vzrPou — Libs...

Ilhan Omar has been hiding links to two of her siblings in London in an alleged bid to create further distance between her and rumored brother Ahmed Nur Said Elmi — whom she married in 2009. Multiple sources told The Post that Mohamed Nur Said Elmi, a political activist for the Puntland cause in Somalia, and Leila Nur Said Elmi, 53, are Omar’s siblings who live in London. Ahmed Elmi, 41 — to whom Omar was married for eight years, and who described himself as “a gay man” in a recent academic paper — is also believed to have lived...

Türkiye is deploying two naval frigates to Somalia, the Turkish Ministry of National Defence announced this week, in a move that underscores Ankara's expanding military footprint in the Horn of Africa as it simultaneously pursues a major maritime boundary agreement with Egypt... The deployment follows an October 24 meeting in Ankara between the commander of the Turkish Land Forces and his Somali counterpart, during which the two sides discussed strengthening defence cooperation, military training and security... Just days earlier, Turkish Ambassador Ferhat Alkan announced during Somali National Fisheries Week 2026 in Mogadishu that a Turkish research and fishing vessel was...

Leftist gaming site commentator Hasan Piker and Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., met up in Minnesota to cohost a campaign event on Monday night, bashing President Donald Trump's administration as well as Democrats who are willing to work with him. Piker, who streams his commentary on Twitch, called Republicans "terrorists" during the event, and Omar referred to the party as the "pedophile protection party." They made the comments during a Q&A session led by failed Minneapolis mayoral candidate Omar Fateh. "Trump's obsession with us started in 2016, when he arrived at the airport and begged for our vote. We said, no...

Embattled Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) joked with Hasan Piker that the media is fixated on her because of her “good” looks Monday ahead of a controversial event with the far-left antisemitic streamer. Omar made the remark during Piker’s livestream of his green-room couch conversation with the “Squad” rep before they took the stage at the event hosted by socialist Minnesota state lawmaker Omar Fateh. “I feel like the media has a tendency, you know, to highlight everything that you do,” Piker told Omar during their chummy conversation. “Some of the things that I do, like – we’re just normal Americans...

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., is set to share the stage with far-left streamer Hasan Piker on Monday night despite mounting opposition from fellow Minnesota Democrats, some of whom have publicly urged the congresswoman to cancel the appearance just eight days before the midterm elections. Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., has called Piker's rhetoric "polarizing and dangerous" and said embracing him is "a mistake," while Sen. Amy Klobuchar's gubernatorial campaign called a number of his past statements "reckless and unacceptable." Other Democratic officials and party groups have gone further, calling on Omar and state Sen. Omar Fateh, who is hosting the sold-out...

Donald Trump’s criminal investigation into Representative Ilhan Omar—which is aimed at stripping her citizenship—is far more than just another attack on a vocal critic. As many have noted, this denaturalization push is an assault on the constitutional order itself. It amounts to a declaration of dictatorial or czar-like power, in which the sovereign can declare any foe an “enemy of the people” at will and delegitimize even the opposition’s duly elected representatives by fiat. All of which raises a question: Can Democrats do anything about this? Well, yes, they actually can. Senior House Democrats tell me they’re discussing a dramatic...

Another day, another Omar scandal, another piece of evidence indicating foreign loyalties and domestic betrayal. Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-Minn.) father participated in genocide in Somaliland, and Omar herself has connections to top Somali thugs, so unsurprisingly there is a natural antipathy between Omar and Somaliland. The latest (resurrected) accusation from the breakaway African republic against Omar is that she leaked classified information to Somali leaders. Ali Hassan Mohamed, former Somaliland minister of information, originally posted his accusation against Omar in 2024, but the Republic of Somaliland is highlighting the accusation again to emphasize why Omar is a threat to American...

A Somali-born public school official who invaded the State of Maine years ago now wants to impose his culture on the state's natives. As The Maine Wire reported on Wednesday, the Portland Public Schools Policy Committee held a meeting on October 14 that focused on the school district's newly proposed policy on animals in schools. As currently drafted, the policy states as follows: school administration must sign off on the animals, service animals must be certified, and domestic animals must be restrained. But Abdullahi Ahmed, the Somali-born Muslim assistant superintendent for student, family, and community partnerships at Portland Public Schools,...

Rep. Ilhan Omar has retained Amy Jeffress, former personal attorney to President Joe Biden, to represent her in a federal investigation concerning her immigration history and financial disclosures. Joshua Matz, also from the same firm, will join her legal team. This development follows renewed attention to a deleted 2013 social media post, which has raised questions about her family name. Omar has not been charged and denies any wrongdoing. A seven-page letter to the Justice Department On October 16, Jeffress and Matz sent a letter requesting the return of Omar’s passport, electronics, and other seized property, as well as preservation...

U.S. President Donald Trump declared Representative Ilhan Omar’s seat “conceded” by Democrats over federal court filings referring to her as Ilhan Nur Said Elmi, a name Omar has denied is hers. Prosecutors referred to the Democrat running for reelection in Minnesota as “Ilhan Nur Said Elmi, a/k/a Ilhan Abdullahi Omar” in a federal court filing submitted Wednesday that was obtained by Newsweek. Omar pushed back the next day, saying in a post on X: “Whenever the news turns bad, this creep reaches for one name: mine. So let’s make it crystal clear. My name has always been Ilhan Omar.” On...

Former Somalia Minister of Information alleges Ilhan Omar shared classified intel from the Foreign Affairs Committee with Somali leaders TREASON Cc @TheJusticeDept

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) appeared to take a shot at President Donald Trump in the video she posted Friday that depicted her strolling along a serene Minnesota lakeside with her current husband. The video was set to a violence-hued hip-hop diss track by a Somali musical duo who rap about how they will “subjugate and humiliate” their enemies, leaving them to “suffer and cry in seething,” according to a certified translation commissioned by the Washington Free Beacon. To anyone who doesn’t speak Somali, Omar’s 27-second video—which currently has 2.5 million views on X—gives an impression that the Minnesota Democrat...

Rep. Ilhan Omar told Fox News Digital that her "real name" is "Ilhan Abdullahi Omar" after a federal court filing identified the congresswoman by a last name matching that of her ex-husband, whom reports have alleged is her brother. "Ilhan Abdullahi Omar, you know it," Omar told Fox News Digital when asked about her name. "It’s Ilhan Abdullahi Omar." Omar was spotted by Fox News Digital at the Karmel Mall of Somalia in Minnesota as she made her way into the Karmel Masjid, inside the mall, for Friday prayers. Her comments come after two people familiar with the ongoing investigation...

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) has denied allegations this week she fraudulently married second husband and alleged brother Ahmed Elmi — but when asked if they were related, cautiously replied “not to my knowledge.” The Minnesota congresswoman, who arrived in the US as a refugee from Somalia in 1995, has vehemently denied allegations she married Elmi for immigration purposes. But significant evidence has emerged which continues to fuel speculation that is not the case: Clue 1: The marriage certificate Omar, 45, legally married Elmi, 41, who she described as a British citizen, in the US in 2009 and they divorced in...

Omar says threats against her and concerns about her children have made remaining at the residence "no longer" feasible. Rep. Ilhan Omar says she plans to move out of her Washington, D.C., home after federal agents searched the residence, citing death threats and concerns about her children's safety. In her first interview since the Oct. 12 search, the Minnesota Democrat recounted the early-morning operation during an appearance on MS NOW with host Chris Hayes. As NBC News reported, Omar said the search and safety concerns have prompted her to leave the home. "Because our address has been public and with...

The most stunning part of the Rep. Ilhan Omar search warrant comes from an unusual place… the name.The search warrant names her as Congresswoman Ilhan Nur Said Elmi aka Ilhan Abdullahi Omar.

Somaliland’s president has offered to put Donald Trump’s name on an airport.Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, commonly known by his nickname Irro, has floated renaming Berbera International Airport. The idea came after weeks of lobbying at Washington and New York to win what his government has sought for decades: formal recognition from the United States. Berbera, a port city on the Gulf of Aden, has a runway built by the Soviet Union in the 1970s that stretches more than 4,000 meters, among the longest in Africa. So far, no agreement has been reached on the airport, on military access, or on recognition...

Two major Christian-identified charities took at least $62 million from government sources to resettle Somalians in Minnesota, precipitating a wave of theft, fraud, gang activity, crime and tribalism. Catholic Charities and Lutheran Social Services exploited high-dollar government contracts and were instrumental in turning Minnesota into one of worst localities for fraud in America. The US Conference of Catholic Bishops, which oversees Catholic Charities, also raked in an astounding $140 million from the federal government to bring Somalians into Minnesota, the New York Post reported. Catholic Charities and Lutheran Social Services (the latter of which has recently rebranded as “Global Refuge”)...