Somali-Americans Accused of Al Qaeda Ties To Be Indicted

[American-Suufi]

Somali-Americans Accused of Al Qaeda Ties Indicted on Terror Charges, Sources Say.

A federal grand jury has indicted a group of Somali-Americans on terror-related charges after more than 20 young men from the Minneapolis area were recruited to join an Al Qaeda-linked group in Somalia, according to two law enforcement sources.

The indictments have yet to be unsealed, but an announcement is expected in the next few weeks. One law enforcement source told FOX News the grand jury already has handed up indictments against at least three people.

Among those charged is a man from Minneapolis who went to war-torn Somalia and then, about four months ago, relocated to Seattle, according to the two sources and a leader in the Minneapolis Somali community. The man was then arrested in a Seattle airport and transferred to a jail in Minneapolis, where he is currently being detained, according to the law enforcement sources.

The law enforcement sources said the man, described as in his 20s, has been charged with providing material support to a terrorist group, in this case al-Shabaab, which has been warring with the moderate Somali government since 2006.

Omar Jamal, the executive director of the Somali Justice Advocacy Center in St. Paul, Minn., identified the man as 21-year-old Abdifatah Ise. FOX News was unable to independently confirm that. Jamal said the man's family contacted him for "assistance" after the arrest, but he had been unable to speak publicly about it until now "in the interest of" a federal investigation.

For much of the past year the FBI has been looking into how dozens of young, Somali-American men were recruited to train and possibly fight alongside al-Shabaab in anarchy-stricken Somalia. The investigation has centered around Minneapolis, where a grand jury has been hearing testimony from witnesses for several months, but the investigation has also been active in Seattle; Columbus, Ohio; Cincinnati; Boston; and San Diego.

A source told FOX News in March that "several" recruits had returned to the United States, but counterterrorism officials have repeatedly said there is no intelligence indicating that any such recruits are planning attacks within the country.

According to Osman Ahmed, whose 17-year-old nephew was one of those to go to Somalia late last year, at least a dozen people have testified before the Minneapolis grand jury in the past few weeks alone, including officials from the Abubakar As-Saddique Islamic Center in St. Paul.

One law enforcement source said that shows "major progress" in the investigation, since the Abubakar mosque has been a focal point for investigators from the beginning.

Many of the men recruited to join al-Shabaab attended the Abubakar mosque, and several mosque officials, including director Farhan Hurre, could face indictment, one source said.

In addition, a youth volunteer at the mosque, Abia Ali, recently testified before the grand jury, and she is now worried that she could face indictment,
according to Ahmed, who said he talked to someone close to Ali. Ahmed said he was told that Ali had been planning to visit family in Africa sometime in the next few weeks, but after testifying to the grand jury authorities told her not to leave the country. (she wants to escape to alshabab)

In a recent interview with Minnesota Public Radio , Ali acknowledged that she felt like a target of the FBI investigation, but she denied any involvement in recruiting Somali-Americans to join the fight in Somalia.

"It's very sad," she told Minnesota Public Radio. "It's hurting me so much. I'll be the last person on earth encouraging violence. I'm against violence."

In fact, she said, she tried to prevent two boys from going to Somalia after realizing what they were up to. (she is snitching to rescue her own neck and be safe, too late mrs alshabab)

Efforts by phone and e-mail to reach Ali were unsuccessful. Similarly, Hurre did not return repeated phone and e-mail messages.

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[American-Suufi]

y do these alshabab supporters lie and want to live in america? to be a silent cell and become suicide bombers when their bosses in tora bora want 2 activate them. if they can kill somalis in somalia in suicide bombings will they care for others? their sympathisers should be locked up 2.

justice at last.

[Shirwac_1]

^^
Bullshit!

[BaasAbuur]

American Suufi subscribes to Al Shabaabs ideology. Someone should report him to the authorities before he blows up a building in his city and mass murderers thousands of innocent people.

[Shirwac_1]

[American-Suufi]

American Suufi subscribes to Al Shabaabs ideology. Someone should report him to the authorities before he blows up a building in his city and mass murderers thousands of innocent people.

sxbow, somalis are stupid and dont know what is their best interests. the other thing is, somalis can never be trusted with a secret, they will expose themselves due to a lower i.q.

these people in mpls who sent these young mentally sick somali-americans to become suicide bombers in somalia should be stoned to death. only if somalis will stand up to these terrorists and alshabab somalia will be like the scandenevia of africa. they all have anarchist dna.

[Muhammad bin Harti]

American-Sufi weren't you critical of A/Y? What made you change sides that quick? Dont make me search all your posts and show the chinks in your armor.

[American-Suufi]

American-Sufi weren't you critical of A/Y? What made you change sides that quick? Dont make me search all your posts and show the chinks in your armor.

blind man, ur lamagodley types support somalia if only it was led by their tribal brethen. i supported abdulahi yusuf, an now i support sharif and 2morrow inshallah i will support an eelaay or marehan for somali president. i hate alshababs and those house niggaz who want zoomalia to be led by osama bin doofar. since abdulahi yusuf lost the presidency, did u dudes become alshabab supporters?

[American-Suufi]

did anyone see shirib here lately or was he indicted or hiding?