foxnews.com - 3/20/2009
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Thursday, March 19, 2009 By Mike Levine Many of the Somali-American men who were recruited to join an Al Qaeda-linked terrorist group overseas have returned to the United States, according to a source familiar with an FBI investigation into the matter — but the FBI still has not ...
boston.com - 3/16/2009
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boston.com —
Somali pirates continue their attacks against international ships
in and around the Gulf of Aden, despite the...
deterrent of stepped-up international naval escorts and patrols - and the increased failure rate of their attacks. Under agreements with ...
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Pirates of Somalia
timesonline.co.uk - 3/16/2009
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timesonline.co.uk —
The NHS is to advertise free operations to
reverse female circumcisions, with experts warning that each year...
more than 500 British girls have their genitals mutilated. Despite having been outlawed in 1985, female circumcision is still practised in ...
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Thousands of girls mutilated in Britain
longwarjournal.org - 3/17/2009
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longwarjournal.org —
A Swedish citizen released by the government last
year is currently a senior leader of a Somali...
Islamist terror alliance currently fighting against the newly formed government. Swedish police arrested three Swedish citizens in February 2008 on ...
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Swedish citizen senior leader of Somali terror alliance
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Missing Somalis back in U.S., possibly not to be investigated
Jihad Watch —
... "Source: 'Several' Missing Somali-Americans Back in U.S. After Overseas Terror Mission," by Mike Levine for Fox News, March 19: ...
Gates of Vienna News Feed 3/21/2009
Gates of Vienna —
... Source: ‘Several’ Missing Somali-Americans Back in U.S. After Overseas Terror Mission Many of the Somali-American men who were recruited to join an Al Qaeda-linked terrorist group overseas have returned to the United States, according to a source familiar with an FBI investigation into the matter — but the FBI still has not revealed publicly if it is pursuing arrests in the case. “Some of the guys who were missing aren’t missing anymore,” the source said. “Some of them got blown up and some of them ...
US moves on domestic jihadis
The Long War Journal —
... March 20, 2009: After at least 20 Minneapolis-based Somali-American men had traveled back to the war-torn county, only “several” have returned to the United States. The remaining men are reported to be currently fighting, or have been killed fighting, on behalf of the al Qaeda-linked, Somali-based terror group known as al-Shabaab. Counterterrorism officials do not believe the men have returned to conduct attacks on the US. During the investigation, Osama bin Laden urged Somalis to fight against the government and “the international crusade.” In April, federal ...
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