Liban Haji Mohamed
Liban Haji Mohamed | |
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 Photograph of Mohamed | |
| Born | January 4, 1986 |
| Nationality | Somali |
| Criminal charges | Providing material support for terrorism |
| Criminal status | Fugitive |
Liban Haji Mohamed is a Somali al-Shabaab member wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.[1]
Early life
[edit]Mohamed was born in Somalia, but later moved to Alexandria, Virginia.[2]
Criminal background
[edit]Mohamed fled America to Somalia in 2012 to join al-Shabaab,[3] he made a video with al-Shabaab members and attempted to use the propaganda videos to recruit people to join al-Shabaab, he would get caught and indicted after he tried to recruit an undercover FBI agent.[4] This would lead Mohamed to get indicted on providing material support for a terrorism charge in 2020,[5][6] which later would cause him to be added to the FBI most wanted terrorist list.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Wanted by the FBI" (PDF). Federal Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
- ^ "Somali-American Added to FBI's Most-Wanted Terrorist List". VOA. 2015-01-29. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
- ^ "Alexandria Man on FBI Most Wanted List Indicted on Terrorism Charges". United States Department of Justice. 2020-05-26. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
- ^ Jackman, Tom (2020-05-27). "Virginia man charged with aiding terror group al-Shabaab". The Independent. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
- ^ "Northern Virginia man indicted on terrorism charges". WTOP-FM. 2020-05-27. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
- ^ Henney (ABC7), Elliot (2020-05-27). "Virginia man on FBI's 'Most Wanted List' indicted on terrorism-related charges". WJLA. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Alexandria Man on FBI Most Wanted List Indicted on Terrorism Charges". United States Department of Justice. 2020-05-26. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
- ^ Zapotosky, Matt (2015-01-29). "Former Northern Virginia cabdriver added to 'Most Wanted Terrorists' list". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-02-09.