Waging jihad from Minnesota to Mogadishu?

In "Willful blindness, from Minnesota to Mumbai," we discussed the case of Shirwa Ahmed. A Somali immigrant to Minnesota, Ahmed returned to Somalia to wage jihad. On a mission from Minneapolis, Shirwa Ahmed killed 29 people in a suicide bombing in northern Somalia last October. Federal authorities are investigating whether other young Somali men who have disappeared in the Twin Cities metro area in recent months have been recruited to fight for terrorist groups in Somalia. Today the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports that the families of the disappearing Somali men are speaking out:Nearly a dozen local boys and young men have gone missing in the past two years, said Somali community leader Abdirizak Bihi, whose nephew is among them. There likely are more, he said. Some of the men and boys have called home saying they are in Somalia, without specifying why. There is concern they were brainwashed and then left to fight in the civil war their parents fled from, local leaders said Saturday.
Without specifying who they believe recruited the young men for such a mission, leaders said investigators should look closely at the money at local Muslim institutions. more..http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2008/12/022247.php
Al-Shabab (hawiye)Habar Gidir Terrorist wings takes control of towns in central Somalia
Al-Shabab Terrorist has taken control of Dhuusa Mareeb and Mataban in Galgaduud Region [central Somalia]. The Al-Shabab leadership has said it has taken control of new additional areas in Galgadud Region following a series of fighting in the last few days in the region. Dhusa Mareb and Matabaan are said to have been taken over by Al-Shabab. The groups established bases in the area after taking over from local security forces. They urged the residents of the town they captured to remain calm. Al-Shabab Terrorist http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popular_Resistance_Movement_in_the_Land_of_the_Two_Migrationshas said it intend to establish hawiye al shabaab jehadist administration in the areas it has taken over and base their rule on the teachings of jehad. They have called upon the residents of the towns to come to the HQ established by the group in case they have any complains. mostly hawiye Residents of central Somalia Region a Terrorist rebel stronghold have welcomed the advancement of Al-Shabab jehadist and its capture of various parts of central Somalia.
The USC,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohamed_Farrah_Aidid a Hawiye organization founded in 1989, had suffered from factionalism based on subclan rivalries since its creation. General Mahammad Faarah Aidid commanded the Habar Gidir clan, and Ali Mahdi Mahammad headed the Abgaal clan... The Hawiye occupy the south central portions of Somalia. The capital of Mogadishu is located in the country of the Abgaal, a Hawiye subclan. In numbers the Hawiye in Somalia are roughly comparable to the Isaaq, occupying a distant second place to the Daarood clans. since warlords overthrew Siad Bare.Somalia has been at war since 1991, The Horn of Africa nation has been plagued by chaos and clan-based civil war since when hawiye Warlordism, terrorism. PIRATESM ,(TRIBILISM) Replaces the Honourable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre administration .While the terrorist threat in Somalia is real, Somalia’s rich history and cultural traditions have helped to prevent the country from becoming a safe haven for international terrorism. The long-term terrorist threat in Somalia, however, can only be addressed through the establishment of a functioning central government Videos: Jihad Camp in Somalia; English-Speaking Recruits WWW.KATAAIB.NET IN VANCOUVER WA, PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR BILL WARNER... Most of the Terrorist are from Hawiye tribe (al-shabaab) The leadership is mostly sub-clans of Hawiye (Habar Gidir clan) With The Exception Of OGADEN CLAN http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dB2mnoXLoec&feature=related (ONLF )own hassan turki(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasan_Hersi) and Abu Mansur a foot soldier from al-Qaeda.http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2008/mar/102338.htm