Yusuf Abdi Ali
Yusuf Abdi Ali | |
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Ali leaving a court hearing in Alexandria, Virginia in 2019 | |
| Nickname(s) | Tukeh |
| Born | 1952 or 1953 (age 71–72) |
| Allegiance | Somali Democratic Republic |
| Branch | Somali National Army |
| Years of service | c. May 1987–c. July 1988 |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Commands | Fifth Brigade in Northwest Somalia |
| Known for | Committing acts of torture during the Somali Civil War |
| Other work | Retired lieutenant colonel |
Yusuf Abdi Ali "Tukeh" is a Somali former head of the Somali National Army's Fifth Brigade. In 2019, a US jury found Ali guilty of committing acts of torture during Somalia's civil war in the late 1980s.
In 2019, he was found guilty by torturing a teenager named Farhan back in 1987 and had to pay damages for the crime. In 2022, Ali was arrested by in Springfield, Virginia regarding his war crimes including extrajudicial killing; torture; cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment; and arbitrary detention. He was accused of multiple human rights violations during the 1980s. He was arrested in Virginia and was taken into custody in November 2022. He re visit his birth home back to Somalia on December 20, 2024.