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The Fifth American jihadists From Minneapolis, MN - Terrorist Mohamoud Hassan, 23,Dies in Somalia
A fifth Somali-American Jihadists from Minnesota was killed in his east African homeland today while fighting with the Somali extremist group al-Shabaab, according to a friend. Terrorist
Mohamoud Hassan, 23, a student at the University of Minnesota, was apparently killed during heavy fighting between al-Shabaab and African peacekeepers Friday in Mogadishu.
A fellow fighter called at least one friend in Minnesota to report the news of Hassan's death, and some young Somali-Americans were quickly spreading the word Friday night through Facebook status updates.
According to one source who heard directly from the friend who received the phone call, Hassan and others were on their way to break their fast for Ramadan when they were attacked. The source, who knew Terrorist Hassan at the U, requested anonymity because he didn't feel comfortable speaking on behalf of Hassan's family.
Hassan, who was pursuing an engineering degree at the U, was part of a second wave of young Minnesotan men who, in late 2008, traveled back to their homeland. Authorities believe they joined a violent Islamic militia known as al-Shabaab Terrorist , which the U.S. considers a terrorist group.
Three men who allegedly left to join the fighting against Ethiopian government troops and TFG that Come to Help internationa weak TFG Transitional Federal Government in 2006, have pleaded guilty to terrorism charges in federal court in Minneapolis and are awaiting sentencing.
Friends have described Hassan, who went by the nickname "Snake," as outgoing, bright, and charming. Classmates voted him "most friendly" out of the graduating seniors at Roosevelt High School in 2006.
Prior to leaving for Somalia in November 2008, Hassan lived with an uncle and a grandmother in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood of Minneapolis. But one friend who kept in touch with Hassan while he was in Somalia said he began to pull away from her in recent months.
Several of the young men told their friends in Minnesota by phone they grew disillusioned with their mission, and complained of malaria and missing American comforts like fast-food and Starbucks
Mohamoud Hassan, 23, a student at the University of Minnesota, was apparently killed during heavy fighting between al-Shabaab and African peacekeepers Friday in Mogadishu.
A fellow fighter called at least one friend in Minnesota to report the news of Hassan's death, and some young Somali-Americans were quickly spreading the word Friday night through Facebook status updates.
According to one source who heard directly from the friend who received the phone call, Hassan and others were on their way to break their fast for Ramadan when they were attacked. The source, who knew Terrorist Hassan at the U, requested anonymity because he didn't feel comfortable speaking on behalf of Hassan's family.
Hassan, who was pursuing an engineering degree at the U, was part of a second wave of young Minnesotan men who, in late 2008, traveled back to their homeland. Authorities believe they joined a violent Islamic militia known as al-Shabaab Terrorist , which the U.S. considers a terrorist group.
Three men who allegedly left to join the fighting against Ethiopian government troops and TFG that Come to Help internationa weak TFG Transitional Federal Government in 2006, have pleaded guilty to terrorism charges in federal court in Minneapolis and are awaiting sentencing.
Friends have described Hassan, who went by the nickname "Snake," as outgoing, bright, and charming. Classmates voted him "most friendly" out of the graduating seniors at Roosevelt High School in 2006.
Prior to leaving for Somalia in November 2008, Hassan lived with an uncle and a grandmother in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood of Minneapolis. But one friend who kept in touch with Hassan while he was in Somalia said he began to pull away from her in recent months.
Several of the young men told their friends in Minnesota by phone they grew disillusioned with their mission, and complained of malaria and missing American comforts like fast-food and Starbucks
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