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FBI: Muslims leaving Minnesota to wage jihad in Syria.

The FBI has not specified how many people are believed to involved, but a leader in the Minnesota Somali community told Fox 9 News a dozen men have left. The FBI confirmed they have “indications” that some recently traveled overseas. Now, they are reaching out to the large Somali population in Minnesota to learn more.

One young man — a 20-year-old Somali college student — left the Twin Cities as recently as last Thursday. He sent a text message to his family from Istanbul, Turkey, to say he was heading to Syria to fight in the holy war.

The request for tips comes about a week after an American from Florida died in a suicide bombing attack on Syrian government troops in the city of Iblib.

Moner Mohammad Abu-Salha, 22, is believed to be the first U.S. citizen involved in a suicide bombing in the civil war’s three-year history. His family thought he was in Jordan when he died.

Since 2007, at least 22 young men have left Minnesota to join al-Shabaab in Somalia. Some have died there, and some were even praised as “Minnesota Martyrs” in an elaborate video released last year.

Six years ago, Fox 9 News broke the story of 22 young men who traveled to Somalia to fight for al-Shabaab, an al-Qaeda affiliate. Now, the FBI believes al-Nusra, which is also linked to al-Qaeda, could be coming to call too — but the former first secretary to the Somali mission to the UN says all of al-Qaeda’s branches have the same roots.

“They all have the same mission. They all have the same agenda. The name doesn’t make a heck of a difference,” Omar Jamal told Fox 9 News. “If I joined al-Shabaab, it’s like I joined al-Qaeda or al-Nusra.”

Just last month, a new al-Shabaab recruiting video was released — and it specifically mentioned Minnesota in a brazen pitch urging possible recruits to catch the next flight to Mogadishu.

I think we should give them a free airplane ticket in exchange for their American paperwork.. good riddance..
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