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Virginia man charged with aiding terror group al-Shabaab
[INDEPENDENT.CO.UK] A Virginia man who fled the country in 2012 and was suspected of trying to recruit men to join the terrorist group al-Shabaab
...... the Islamic version of the old Somali warlord...
 was indicted in a federal court on a charge of conspiring to provide material support to the terrorist group based in Somalia, prosecutors said.

Liban Haji Mohammed
...age 34, his name has also been spelt Liban Haji Mohamed and Liban Haji Mohamad. According to the FBI he is also known as Abu Ayrow, Shirwa, Shirwac, Qatiluhum, and Qatil. The former FBI translator-cum-taxi driver speaks Arabic and English as well as Somali. Fortunately, his American passport expired in 2018...
of Alexandria, Virginia, is a Somali-born naturalised American citizen who drove a cab in northern Virginia.

He first came to the FBI's attention in 2010 with the arrest of Zachary Adam Chesser, at the time a 20-year-old Virginian who became enthralled with krazed killer Islamist views as a young man and ultimately was convicted of terror-related charges associated with al-Shabaab. The FBI has said Chesser and Mr Mohammed were close associates.

Mr Mohammed left the US in July 2012, and the FBI subsequently placed him on its Most Wanted Terrorists list. In 2015, it was reported that Mr Mohammed was in jug in Somalia, but the US does not have an extradition treaty in Somalia. Authorities did not immediately comment on whether Mr Mohammed had been released from Somali custody.

The US attorney's office in Alexandria said Tuesday's indictment accuses Mr Mohammed of attempting to recruit an undercover agent to travel to Somalia to provide combat training to al-Shabaab fighters.

Mr Mohammed also allegedly planned to use his media skills to improve al-Shabaab's propaganda machine, which it has used to recruit Westerners, the prosecutors said.
The Washington Examiner adds:
Mohamed allegedly tried to recruit an undercover FBI agent to go to Somalia and provide combat training to the terrorist group. According to court documents, he also expressed the intent to help al Shabab recruit Westerners to join its cause by using his language and media skills.

Posted by: Fred 2020-05-28
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