Siad Barre's 61-Year-Old Son Reportedly Lived in Ohio for Years as Survivors Seek Probe
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 13
Siad Barre's 61-Year-Old Son Reportedly Lived in Ohio for Years as Survivors Seek Probe
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 13
Summary
Ayanle Siad Barre, 61, has been living in the Columbus, Ohio, area for years, according to a New York Post report that also identified his sister Deka Mohamed Siad in the state.
The scrutiny stems from their father Mohamed Siad Barre's 1969-1991 rule in Somalia, a regime accused of mass killings, torture and other abuses that reportedly left as many as 200,000 people dead.
The Post said Ayanle ran a translation-services company, while Deka and her late husband operated a home health business that received more than $1.8 million in Medicare funding; the outlet said the company appeared to operate legitimately.
Survivors and activists are urging U.S. authorities to investigate what Barre family members knew or did during the dictatorship, though the report said those calls do not establish wrongdoing by Ayanle or other relatives.
The case echoes a 2024 U.S. deportation of former Somali commander Yusuf Abdi Ali after an immigration judge found he had engaged in torture, underscoring Washington's stated refusal to shelter human-rights violators.