Wednesday, May 27, 2020

Federal grand jury indicts member of FBI's most wanted list on charges of terrorism

  1. A federal grand jury on Tuesday issued an indictment charging Liban Haji Mohamed with conspiring and attempting to provide material support to al-Shabaab, the Somalian terrorist organization.
  2. According to court documents, Mohamed allegedly attempted to recruit an undercover FBI agent to make the trip to Somalia with the intent of providing combat training to al-Shabaab fighters.
  3. Mohamed, a 34 year-old Somali-born naturalized American citizen, is accused of leaving the country in 2012 with the intent to join al-Shabaab in East Africa.
  4. In addition to the FBI’s most wanted list, Mohamed was added to Interpol’s list of “red notice” fugitives in 2012.
  5. Mohamed also stands accused of plotting to use his own social media skills to improve the terror group’s propaganda machine, which they use to recruit Westerners.

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