Ahmad Abousamra
Ahmad Abousamra | |
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 Picture taken in 2004 | |
| Born | Ahmad Abousamra September 19, 1981 |
| Nationality | Syria, USA |
| Other names | Ahmad Abou-Samra, Abu Fadl, Ahmad Abou, Ahmad Abou Samira, Ahmad Samra, Ahmad Abu Samra, Ahmad Abou Samra |
| Education | University of Massachusetts Boston |
| Known for | FBI Most Wanted Terrorist |
Ahmad Abousamra (born 1981) is a person on the FBI Most Wanted Terrorists list for allegedly attempting to obtain military training in his trips to Yemen and Pakistan for the purpose of killing American soldiers overseas. He was indicted for his arrest on November 5, 2009. He is currently wanted by the FBI for conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, providing and attempting to provide material support to terrorists in connection with Al-Qaeda, conspiracy to kill in a foreign country, conspiracy, and false statements. As of 2014[update] he was believed to be living in Syria with his wife and at least one child, according to authorities who are offering a USD 50,000 reward for tips leading to his arrest.[1][2][3][4]
Abousamra was reported September 2014 to be running the social media operation for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (also known as ISIS and ISIL), a designated terrorist organization. That operation is reportedly helping to attract hundreds of fighters to ISIS from across the world - including from the U.S., Britain and Canada.[5] In June 2015, Abousamra is believed to have been killed, along with other senior ISIS members, in an airstrike in Iraq.
References
- ^ "Fbi — Ahmad Abousamra". Fbi.gov. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
- ^ Ellement, John R. "FBI puts former Boston-area man, Ahmad Abousamra, on Most Wanted Terrorists list - News Local Massachusetts". Boston.com. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
- ^ "FBI adds ex-Massachusetts man to most-wanted terror list | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram". Pressherald.com. 2013-12-18. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
- ^ Rousseau, Morgan (2013-12-18). "Ahmad Abousamra: Former Boston man added to FBI's Most Wanted Terrorists list". Metro.us. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
- ^ "The American computer wiz running brutally effective ISIS social media campaign: College-educated son of top Boston doctor is on FBI Most Wanted list". The Daily Mail. September 4, 2014.
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