Mujahid Miski (born Muhammed Abdullahi Hassan) is a Somali permanent resident of the United States wanted by the FBI for providing material support to the Somalia-based terrorist group al-Shabaab.[1]
Miski reportedly left Minnesota for Somalia as a teenager in 2008 to join al-Shabaab.[2] Miski has been an active propagandist and recruiter for ISIS and al-Shabaab on Twitter, leading the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) to call on Twitter to permanently block his accounts.[3][4]
Miski had reportedly been in contact "for months" with Elton Simpson, one of the two shooters responsible for the May 3, 2015 attack on the American Freedom Defense Initiative's "Muhammad Art Exhibit and Cartoon Contest" in Garland, Texas.[5][6][7]
On December 7, 2015, the U.S. State Department issued a statement saying that Miski had "surrendered to the Federal Government of Somalia on November 6, 2015."[8]
References
edit- ^ "Muhammed Abdullahi Hassan a.k.a. Mujahid Miski". Counter Extremism Project.
- ^ Jany, Libor (8 December 2015). "Terrorism suspect surrenders: Alleged recruiter Mujahid Miski went to Somalia from Minnesota as a high schooler". Minneapolis Star Tribune. ProQuest 1746692555.
- ^ "Former Minnesota Man Played Key Role In Inciting Texas Terror Attack". WCCO-TV. May 4, 2015.
- ^ "CEP Report on Mujahid Miski, Fugitive and Extremist Recruiter and Propagandist on Twitter". Counter Extremism Project (CEP). 14 May 2015.
- ^ "The American Terror Recruiter's Link to Texas Shooting". ABC News. 5 May 2015.
- ^ Pipes, Daniel (12 June 2015). "For ISIS, it's not the walk, it's the talk". Chicago Jewish Star. ProQuest 1689882187.
- ^ Rukmini, Callimachi (12 May 2015). "Clues on Twitter Show Ties Between Texas Gunman and ISIS Network". New York Times. ProQuest 1680050452.
- ^ "Minn. al-Shabab fighter surrenders in Somalia". MPR News. December 7, 2015.