US embassy cable - 05NAIROBI4063

S E C R E T NAIROBI 004063 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEP'T FOR DS/ITA, POSTS FOR RSOS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/26/2015 
TAGS: ASEC, PINR, PTER 
SUBJECT: POSSIBLE THREAT INFORMATION RECEIVED BY AMBASSADOR 
 
Classified By: Acting RSO, Laurie L. Darlow, Reason 1.4 D 
 
1. (S/NF) The following information was passed to post's 
Ambassador at a function held at his home on Sunday, 
September 24.  The diplomat who passed the information, which 
was typed on a plain white piece of paper, stated he had been 
given this information but had no way to check it's veracity 
and requested his name and title not be associated with the 
information.  Ambassador considers this contact to be 
reputable. 
 
2. (S/NF) BEGIN TEXT 
1. The German Embassy in Sana'a received an unsigned letter 
according to which a local employee at the USA Embassy in 
Yemen, Mr. Kamal Mohamed Ali, is the leader of a terrorist 
group ready to attack the Embassies of the USA, the UK and 
Italy in Yemen, Saudi Arabia and Kenya between September 2005 
and January 2006. 
 
2. the Islamic group Al-Ittihad Al-Islami is planning some 
terrorist activities in Kenya and Somalia,  According to 
intelligence sources, a jahidisht group is active in Nairobi 
(Eastleigh area), led by Mr. Mohamed Hassen, Yemeni citizen 
of Somali origin. 
Among the possible targets in Somalia, there are the Office 
of the President Abdullahi Yusuf, the International 
Organisations representatives (especially the African Union 
one) and western expatriates working the country.  As far as 
Kenya is concerned, possible targets include the embassy of 
Italy and the Italian special Delegation for Somalia. 
END TEXT 
 
3. Action Requested: Post requests appropriate name checks 
where possible and any return information that may be 
warranted. 
BELLAMY