Somalia’s first female (click here) company commander is remembered as both a hero in the fight against al-Shabaab and a devoted mother.
Col. Faadumo Ali spent her life trying to bring peace and security back to her home country of Somalia.
The 33-year-old mother of 10 joined the military in 2007 and led a division of Danaab, an elite, US-trained commando force. She had taken part in many battles against the extremist group al-Shabaab, including fights that liberated the capital, Mogadishu
But on May 22nd, while standing guard at a checkpoint in the capital, Ali was killed by a car bomb, VOA reported. Her husband, Cmdr. Bashar Sharif Abdullahi, also a member of Danaab, died in the attack as well....
