Tuesday March 18, 2025

Bosaso (HOL) — A former senior leader of ISIS, Abdirahman Shirwac Lahore, has died in a prison in the coastal town of Bosaso, Puntland, security sources confirmed on Tuesday. 

Lahore, 60, surrendered to Puntland security forces on February 3, 2025, after defecting from the militant group. Since his surrender, he had been held in custody and was repeatedly interrogated by criminal investigators. 

The official cause of his death has not yet been announced, and Puntland authorities have not issued a statement regarding the incident. 

Lahore had previously been sentenced to death, accused of orchestrating mass killings and bombings in Bosaso. Former ISIS members who have been executed and others who remain in custody have alleged that Lahore was responsible for ordering assassinations in the city, though he denied these accusations. 

His death comes as Puntland prepares to launch operations targeting individuals linked to ISIS, including business people and other suspected affiliates.

Recently, security sources reported the discovery of documents listing business entities suspected of supplying goods to ISIS-controlled areas.