Thursday, September 12, 2013

American-Born Jihadi On The FBI's Most Wanted List Killed By Fellow Jihadists In Somalia'



American-Born Rapping Jihadi Who Was On The FBI's Most Wanted List 'Killed In Ambush In Somalia' -- Daily Beast

* Omar Hammami was killed on Thursday in an ambush which was ordered by the leader of al-Shabab after he fell out with the group
* He had previously said there had been assassination attempts against him, including in April when he suffered wounds to his neck
* He was on FBI's Most Wanted terrorist list with a $5 million bounty
* Hammami grew up in Daphne, Alabama and joined al-Shabab in 2006
* He posted his English-spoken raps to YouTube to recruit Americans

A rapping jihadi who grew up in Alabama before joining Somalia's al-Qaida-linked militant group has been killed in an ambush ordered by the group's leader, militants have said.

Omar Hammami, who had been on the FBI's Most Wanted terrorist list with a $5 million U.S. government bounty, died on Thursday following several months on the run after a falling-out with al-Shabab's top leader, the militants said.

Reports of Hammami's death crop up every few months in Somalia, only for him to resurface alive and well a short while later.

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More News On Reports That al-Shabaab Has Killed American Jihadist Omar Hammami

Shabaab kills American jihadist Omar Hammami, British fighter -- Long War Journal
Somali militants kill prominent U.S. jihadist: witnesses -- Reuters
Somalia: Reports indicate American jihadi killed -- AP
American Islamic militant killed in Somalia: witnesses -- FOX News/AFP
Al-Amriki and al-Britani: Militants 'killed' in Somalia -- BBC
Sources: Al-Shabab Militants Kill American Who Cut Ties with Group -- Voice of America
Hammami: From Deep South Bible school to 'rapping jihadi' -- FOX News/AFP

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