MOGADISHU, Somalia – A man who calls himself an American promotes holy war in Somalia in a video posted this week on an Islamic militant Web site.A U.S. government contractor who tracks extremist propaganda says the footage is the first to show what may be an American with a senior role in al-Shabab, a Somali group the State Department considers a terrorist organization with links to al-Qaida.
The half-hour video features an amateur English-language rap soundtrack and purports to show an operation against Ethiopian troops in Somalia. It appeared on Web sites where al-Qaida and other militant groups often post messages and videos. A caption says it was filmed on July 15, 2008.
A tall man with long dark hair and a wide smile who appears to be in his 20s and gives his nom de guerre as "Abu Mansour al-Amriki," or "the American," urges Muslims around the world to send their children to replace his group's fallen fighters...more.http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090403/ap_on_re_af/af_somalia_american_jihadist
No comments:
Post a Comment