Abdullahi Issa Ibrahim, in military fatigues and a greying beard, is seen speaking on camera, in some rural setting an an unknown location

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   Zecharias Zelalem (zekuzelalem@dair-community.social)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 02:53:03 JST Zecharias Zelalem

   Surprising news out of Somalia: Al Shabab have released a video depicting Abdullahi Issa Ibrahim, a Kenyan soldier who was captured by the militants during the 2016 El Adde battle. That battle saw Al Shabab raid a Kenyan base in the Somali town of El Adde, and badly prepared Kenyan soldiers suffered huge losses.

   Abdullahi's family had long assumed him dead. Now aged 61, he surfaces on an undated clip pleading the Kenyan government for his rescue.

   It is unclear what Al Shabab's intentions are.