APPENDIX 2009 10 MUSLIM AMERICAN HOMEGROWN TERRORIST CASES (OTHER THAN OPERATIONAL PLOTS IN THE UNITED STATES) [For detail on operational plots, see Table 2 in Risa A. Brooks, Muslim Homegrown Terrorism: How Serious is the Threat? International Security 36:2 (fall 2011), 7-47.] Details of Terrorist Activity. Outcome. Was Terrorist Activity Completed Successfully, or Partially or Was It Foiled? (in cases of material support, counted as partially if some activity was completed before an arrest) How Foiled? If Plot Was Foiled, How? 2009 al- Material Support & Related Offenses (e.g., training, expert advice, supply personnel) Mahmoud Said Omar Accused of providing financial and other Arrested in the Netherlands assistance to al- partially Kamal Said Hassan, Afdifatah Yusuf Isse, Salah Osman Ahmed, and Omer Abdi Mohamed Accused of providing material support, training with al- partially Ahmed Ali Omar, Khalid Mohamud Abshir, Zakaria Maruf, Mohamed Abdullahi Hassan, and Mustafa Ali Salat Sought to join al- None in custody (all outside the United ); Maruf believed dead in Somalia Cabdulaahi Ahmed Faarax and Abdiwell Yassin Isse Joined al-; recruited for al- None in custody (all outside the United ) Omer Abdi Mohamed Accused of recruiting personnel for alpartially
; providing weapons and financial support Jehad Serwan Mustafa Provided material support/joined al- Still at large; believed to be in Somalia Omar Hammami Joined and recruited for al- Not in custody; in Somalia 2009 Material Support & Related Offenses to a Foreign Terrorist Organization (other than al-) Bryant Neal Vinas Provided material support to al-qaida partially : trained and joined al- Qaida; helped in a rocket attacks in Afghanistan; provided information regarding operations of Long Island Rail Road Arrested in Pakistan; pleaded guilty to charges in January 2009 Terek Mehanna and Ahmad Abousamra Charged with providing false information about al- militant Daniel Maldonado (who pleaded guilty to joining al- before being apprehended in Kenya); sought unly to obtain training from overseas terrorist groups Monitored many years for conspiratorial activity in 2001 08; informant plays key role starting in 2006; Mehanna arrested; Abousamra not in custody (believed to be in Syria since 2007) Umar Chaudhry, Waqar Khan, Ahmad Minni, Aman Hassan Yemer, and Ramy Zamzam (the D.C. Accused of traveling to Pakistan to join a militant organization Tip from families alerted FBI, which triggered an international missing persons case; arrested
Five ) in Pakistan 2009 Foreign Plots & Other Offenses Colleen R. LaRose and Jamie Paulin- Ramirez Accused of conspiring via internet to attack Swedish cartoonists Foiled 2010 Material Support/Related Offenses (al-) Shaker Masri join al- Foiled FBI directed informant to befriend Masri (unclear how he came to initial attention); arrested before he could begin travel Abdel Hammeed Shehadeh Charged with making false statements regarding his intention to join the Taliban during a trip to Pakistan Foiled Tip from Muslim Association of Hawaii helped to expose Shehadeh; when flying to Pakistan, Shehadeh was denied entry by Pakistani officials and arrested by U.S. officials Isse Doreh, Mohamed Mohamud, Basaaly Saeed Moalin, and Ahmed Nasir Taali Mohamud (the San Diego fundraising network) Accused of money laundering/transferring money to al- Ahmed Mohamud also accused of providing a house in Somalia for use by al- partially Amina Ali and Hawo Hassan Accused of fundraising door to door and via teleconferences under pretense of aiding the
poor and needy Nima Ali Yusuf Accused of fundraising and making false statements in an terrorism investigation partially Apprehended in the United Mohamud Abdi Yusuf, Abdi Mahdi Hussein, and Duane Mohamed Diriye (the St. Louis fundraising network) Accused of fundraising (indicted for setting up scheme to transfer money overseas) partially All suspects apprehended in the United except Diriye, who was in charge of allegedly received funds in Somalia Abdikadir Ali Abdi, Abdisalan Hussein Ali and Farah Mohammed Beledi Joined al-; supplied financial and other support Still at large; believed to be in Somalia Mohamed Alessa and Carlos Almonte join al- Tip from families alerts law enforcement; arrested Zachary Chesser join al- Monitored by law enforcement (interviewed in June 2009, July 2010); arrested while attempting to board plan to Uganda to join al- 2010 Material Support & Related Offenses to a Foreign Terrorist Organization (other than al-) Anwar al-awalki Indicted for various terrorist offenses Killed by drone strike in Yemen in Sept. 2011 Samir Khan Joined al-qaida in Killed by drone strike in Yemen in Sept.
Yemen 2011 Sharif Mobley Arrested in Yemen; suspected of ties to al- Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) Being tried in Yemen for killing prison guard (update?) Wasam al-hanafi and Sabirhan Hasanoff Provided material support to al-qaida (computer advice, equipment) Detained while overseas; informant appears to have played role in case Khaled Ouzzani Provided money to al- Qaida partially ; pleaded guilty to charges Barry Bujol give equipment (personnel, phone cards, SIM cards, etc.) to al=qaida in Arabian Peninsula First investigated in 2008 as the result of monitored email contacts with Anwar al-awlaki; in November 2009 informant was introduced to Bujol; arrested in sting operation as he boarded a ship in Houston Raja Lahrahib Khan Charged with seeking to send money to al- Qaida Confided in undercover agent about attacking a stadium; arrested by authorities Betim Kaziu join a foreign terrorist organization in Afghanistan, Iraq, or the Balkans Arrested by Kosovar authorities 2010 Foreign Plots & Other Offenses
Paul G. Rockwood and Nadia Rockwood Paul Rockwood developed an assassination list of individuals deemed enemies of Islam Nadia Rockwood accused of transporting the list Paul Rockwood pleaded guilty to making false material statements in offense involving domestic terrorism Nadia Rockwood admitted to making false statements to a federal agent in regard to assassination list