Wednesday, June 25, 2014

U.S. Intelligence: Americans Are Fighting In Iraq For ISIS

Minnesota militant: Abdirahmaan Muhumed, 29, the family man turned jihadist in a picture posted by him on Facebook and tweeted by journalist Mukhtar Ibrahim with whom he recently communicated. Now believed to be in Syria Muhumed told Mr Ibrahim that he is 'happy' to be considered a terrorist

'Jihad Cool': The Young Americans Lured To Fight For ISIS Militants With Rap Videos, Adventurism And First Hand Accounts Of The 'Fun' Of Guerrilla War -- Daily Mail

* Extremists in Syria and Iraq targeting new generation of young American jihadists
* The FBI are investigating up to 15 Somali-American men believed to have traveled from Minneapolis-St Paul, MN to follow the ISIS call to jihad
* As many as 50 American jihadists believed to be fighting in the Middle East
* 'Outgoing party-lover' from Minneapolis and father of nine Abdirahmaan Muhumed, 29, confirmed among them
* Security experts blame social media for 'blurring lines' and encouraging people to see themselves as part of jihadist movement

AK-47 aloft, his right hand raised and pointing to the sky, Abdirahmaan Muhumed, 29, stands on a Syrian hillside and stares defiantly into the camera.

Six months ago the father of nine from Minnesota was shooting hoops in Uptown Minneapolis. He was neither overtly religious nor politically vocal.

Today he is one of as many as 15 young Somali -Americans from the Twin Cities currently under investigation by the FBI for having travelled to Syria and Iraq to fight alongside the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).

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Update: Intel Official: Americans Have Joined Militant Group ISIS -- CBS/AP

My Comment: I guess for Abdirahmaan Muhumed, 29 .... fighting for Jihad is more preferable than staying home and taking care of his 9 kids?!?!?! I would love to know how that family supports itself.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Lol maybe thats why he run away.. 9 kids? How u can afford that child support? Lol

William Moultrie said...

the kids will be provided for by the welfare state..lets just hope they don't grow up to be jihadists as well