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More than 500 American Somalis go to wage jihad in their homeland
jihadwatch.org - 2/19/2009
More than 500 American Somalis go to wage jihad in their homeland
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Mixed loyalties? Surely they would show this same zeal and alacrity if their host country, the U.S.A., needed them to serve in the military -- you know, to fend off, say, another terrorist attack? More on this story ."US-Somali youth join Jihad in Somalia," by Abdi Hassan for the ...

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The Jawa Report:  More than 500 US-Somali youth fighting jihad in Somalia

timesonline.co.uk - 2/16/2009
Somali radicals 'importing terror to UK' say intelligence analysts
— timesonline.co.uk — Dozens of Islamic extremists have returned to Britain from terror training camps in Somalia, the British security services believe. Intelligence analysts are worried that they may attempt to launch attacks in this country or use the kudos from ... (more) Somali radicals 'importing terror to UK' say ...

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in.reuters.com - 2/14/2009
Qaeda figure calls for attacks on new Somali govt | World
— in.reuters.com — DUBAI (Reuters) - An al Qaeda leader, in a video released on Islamist websites on Friday, urged Somali militants to step up attacks against Somalia's new moderate government, which he dismissed as U.S.-backed. "Aim your arrows towards them..., direct ... (more) Qaeda figure calls for attacks on new Somali ...

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FBI: Somali Suicide Bomber Indoctrinated, Recruited in US
mypetjawa.mu.nu - 2/24/2009
FBI: Somali Suicide Bomber Indoctrinated, Recruited in US
— mypetjawa.mu.nu — Where are young American Muslims indoctrinated to become mass murdering jihadis? In the madrasas of Pakistan? In al-Mecca's Salafist universities? Nope, Minneapolis: The F.B.I. director, Robert S. Mueller III, said Monday that a Somali-American man ... (more) FBI: Somali Suicide Bomber Indoctrinated, Recruited in US

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More than 500 US-Somali youth fighting jihad in Somalia
The Jawa Report — ... is questioning every Somali in Minnesota they can. More than 500 Somali youths from the Minnesota area might have gone to Somalia to fight jihad. Jihad Watch has the story. By Kyros at February 18, 2009 08:44 PM | | l ...

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