waa muweaadin reer masar ah balse heysta dhalasho mareykan ah Ninka Maryland, oo 31 jir ah, ayaa lagu soo oogay inuu ku biiray kooxda argagixisada ah ee Al-Shabaab ee Soomaaliya si loogu weeraro xukuumadda Kenya
Maalik Alim Jones, oo 31 jir ah, ayaa la sheegay inuu u duulay Soomaaliya 2011-kii si uu ugu biiro kooxda
Waxa uu bartay sida loo toogto AK-47 iyo rasaastada gantaal-rasaastada lagu soo tuuray ‘
Ugu dambeyntii ‘Jaysh Ayman oo ku biiray cutub khaas ah si loo weeraro xukuumadda Kenya’
Waxaa lagu eedeeyay New York isaga oo isticmaalaya qoryaha iyo taageerida argagixisanimada
Nin Maryland ah ayaa lagu eedeeyay in uu taageero maadi ah u fidiyay kooxda argagixisada ee xiriirka la leh al-Qaacida ee al-Shabaab ee sheegatay mas’uuliyadda weerarro isdaba joog ah oo ka dhacay Bariga Afrika.
Maalik Alim Jones, oo 31-jir ah, ayaa u safray Somalia 2011-kii si uu uga soo horjeedo kooxda xagjirka ah ee al-Shabaab, sidaana waxa Isniintii sheegay Isniintii.
Jones, sida uu sheegay DoJ, wuxuu bartay sida loo daadiyo AK-47 iyo gantaal-bam-gacmeed bam-gacmeed, kadibna wuxuu ku biiray qaybta dagaalka gaarka ah ee kooxda Jaysh Ayman.
Waxay ku jirtey ciidan gaar ah oo Jones ka caawiyay al-Shabaab in ay weerarto xukuumadda Kenya, ayuu aaminsan yahay.
Waxa uu maxkamad federaal ah ka soo muuqday Manhattan 19-kii Diseembar si uu ula kulmo eedaymo ay ka mid yihiin shirqool lagu taageerayo taageero al-Shabaab iyo haysashada, qaadida, iyo isticmaalka hubka inta lagu jiro iyo marka la eego dembiga rabshadaha.
Macluumaadka ku saabsan qareenkiisa lama helin isla markiiba.
Haddii dembi lagu helo, Jones waxa uu wajahayaa xabsi daa’in ah.
‘Kiiskan wuxuu sharxayaa nooca caalamiga ah ee argagixisanimada iyo tallaabooyinka dambiyada ee lagu qaaday raadinta weerarro ka dhan ah dadka kale,’ ayuu yiri kaaliyaha caawiyaha FBI ee u qaabilsan New York, Diego Rodriguez.
Sida lagu sheeganayo, Maalik Alim Jones, oo ka soo jeeda Maryland, ayaa ku biiray urur argagixiso Soomaaliya, wuxuu u safray New York ilaa Kenya, iyada oo loo marayo Morocco iyo UAE, halkaas oo loo tababaray inuu dilo oo burburiyo beelaha. Dhawaan waxaa la qabtay isaga oo isku dayaya in uu tago Yemen.
“Waxaan ku faraxsannahay baaritaan buuxa oo ay sameeyeen wakiilada iyo saraakiisha ciidamada ee FBI’s JTTF, kuwaas oo awooday inay tilmaamaan waxqabadkiisa, joojiyaan qorshihiisa, ayna halkaan keenaan si ay ula kulmaan nidaamka caddaaladda Mareykanka.
Sida laga soo xigtay eedeeymaha, Jones ayaa ka soo duulay New York ilaa Kenya iyada oo loo marayo diyaaradda Morocco iyo Imaaraadka Carabta.
Kadibna wuxuu u socdaalay Soomaaliya.
Maryland man, 31, charged with joining terror group Al Shabaab in Somalia to attack Kenyan government
Maalik Alim Jones, 31, allegedly flew to Somalia in 2011 to join the group
He ‘learned how to fire an AK-47 and rocket-propelled grenade launcher’
Eventually ‘joined special unit Jaysh Ayman to attack Kenyan government’
He was charged in New York with using firearms and supporting terrorism
A Maryland man has been charged with providing material support to al-Qaeda-linked terror group al-Shabaab that has claimed responsibility for a series of deadly attacks in East Africa.
Maalik Alim Jones, 31, traveled to Somalia in 2011 to fight on behalf of the al-Shabaab militant group, the Department of Justice said in a statement on Monday.
Jones, according to the DoJ, learned how to fire an AK-47 and rocket-propelled grenade launcher, then joined the group’s specialized fighting unit Jaysh Ayman.
It was with this specialized force that Jones helped al-Shabaab to attack the Kenyan government, the DoJ believes.
He appeared in federal court in Manhattan on December 19 to face charges that include conspiracy to provide material support to al-Shabaab and possessing, carrying, and using firearms during and in relation to a crime of violence.
Information on his lawyer wasn’t immediately available.
If convicted, Jones faces up to life in prison.
‘This case highlights the international nature of terrorism and the criminal actions taken in pursuit of attacks against others,’ said the FBI’s assistant director in charge for New York, Diego Rodriguez.
As alleged herein, Maalik Alim Jones, from Maryland, joined a terrorist organization in Somalia, traveled from New York to Kenya, through Morocco and the UAE, where he was trained to kill and destroy communities. Recently he was caught trying to get to Yemen.
‘We applaud the thorough investigation by the agents and task force officers on FBI’s JTTF, who were able to identify his activities, stop his plans, and bring him here to face the U.S. justice system.’
According to the charges, Jones traveled from New York to Kenya by plane via Morocco and the United Arab Emirates.
He then traveled on foot to Somalia.