(MYFOXTWINCITIES) — MINNEAPOLIS (KMSP) - Reports on social media indicate another Minnesotan may have died fighting for ISIS in Syria.
A Twitter user who is known to have connections to al-Shabaab in Somalia, claims the man was killed during a recent U.S.-backed offensive in the Syrian city of Kobane. On Twitter the militant said, “Allahu Akbar (God is Great), a young Somali brother I used to know back in Minnesota got Martyred in Kobane.”
The Twitter user identifies the dead man only as “Yusuf,” and says Yusuf's older brother is with him in Somalia.
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'We believe he's a recruiter'
“This is someone (Yusuf) we've been following for some time,” said Omar Jamal, a Minnesota Somali community leader with the group American Friends of Somalia. “We believe he's a recruiter and may've even purchased tickets.”
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Jamal said Yusuf is believed to have left Minnesota in June shortly after another man, Abdullahi Yusuf, attempted to leave on May 28, but was intercepted by FBI agents at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport. Abdullahi Yusuf, 18, is in custody and was indicted last month with another Minnesotan, Abdi Nur, 20, for providing material support for the terrorist organization ISIS. Nur is believed to be in Syria fighting for ISIS. The FBI says there is no evidence he has returned to the United States.
