San Diego woman accused of aiding Somalia terrorist group

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Source: Los Angeles Times

A 24-year-old San Diego woman allegedly sent $800 to a terrorist group in Somalia and tried to recruit at least one "fighter" for the organization, according to recently unsealed federal court records.

According to the documents, authorities secretly recorded phone conversations between Nima Ali Yusuf and suspected terrorists in Somalia. During those conversations, Yusuf allegedly agreed to send money to two fighters in Al Shabab, which is listed by the State Department as a terrorist group.

In one recorded conversation, Yusuf described her attempt to recruit a San Diego man to join Al Shabab as a fighter, according to the documents. Authorities suspect that she had previously tried to recruit another man for the organization.

Al Shabab, which has declared that its ultimate goal is the imposition of Sharia, or Islamic law, throughout Somalia, claimed responsibility for bombings in Uganda during the World Cup finals in July that killed 76 people, including an American who worked for a San Diego-based charity. According to officials, the group has not launched attacks on U.S. soil.

Read more: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-terror-indictment-20101128,0,416334.story

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