Liban Haji Mohamed

Liban Haji Mohamed
Photograph of Mohamed
Born (1986-01-04) January 4, 1986 (age 38)
Somalia
NationalitySomali
Criminal chargesProviding material support for terrorism
Criminal statusFugitive

Liban Haji Mohamed is a Somali al-Shabaab member wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.[1]

Early life

Mohamed was born in Somalia, but later moved to Alexandria, Virginia.[2]

Criminal background

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

  1. ^ "Wanted by the FBI" (PDF). Federal Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  2. ^ "Somali-American Added to FBI's Most-Wanted Terrorist List". VOA. 2015-01-29. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  3. ^ "Alexandria Man on FBI Most Wanted List Indicted on Terrorism Charges". United States Department of Justice. 2020-05-26. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  4. ^ Jackman, Tom (2020-05-27). "Virginia man charged with aiding terror group al-Shabaab". The Independent. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  5. ^ "Northern Virginia man indicted on terrorism charges". WTOP-FM. 2020-05-27. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  6. ^ 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)
  7. ^ "Alexandria Man on FBI Most Wanted List Indicted on Terrorism Charges". United States Department of Justice. 2020-05-26. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
  8. ^ 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.