The president of Somalia has denounced the recruiting of young men from Minnesota's huge Somali community for terrorist activity in his war-ravaged homeland. President Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed also says he plans to work with the U.S. government to bring those still alive back home.
Ahmed spoke with The Associated Press while visiting the Minneapolis area, where authorities believe as many as 20 young Somali men -- possibly recruited by a vision of jihad to fight -- returned to the impoverished nation over the last two years. Ahmed also plans a visit to Columbus, Ohio, Tuesday and Wednesday to meet with that city's large Somali population. |