November 17, 2009
Canadians investigating missing Somalis possibly recruited by Al-Shabaab
From Rahm at Terror Free Somalia comes word that Canadian officials are concerned that several young Somali men have left the country to wage jihad with Al-Shabaab.
Stewart Bell of the National Post reporting:
Counterterrorism officials are investigating a group of youths who allegedly left Canada for East Africa two weeks ago, amid concerns they may have gone to join the Somali militant group Al-Shabab.Two sources familiar with the case said investigators had been canvassing Toronto's large Somali-Canadian community for information about as many as five men who departed Canada together in early November.
They are believed to have flown to Kenya, the sources said. Kenya borders the region of southern Somalia controlled by Al-Shabab, an Islamist militia aligned with al-Qaeda and sometimes likened to the Taliban.
By Barbarossa at 02:20 AM |
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